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Post by JonW on Apr 1, 2023 4:24:38 GMT 1
Something to think about... I built this bike around 5 years back and never ran it... The OEM airfilter was(is?) brand new and just sat there in the airbox for that time. Its totally dead, flaking foam, falling apart to the touch etc. If i had ran this bike it would have sucked the air filer chunks into the carbs and the engine for sure. Not good... Ok, yes... I know you sposed to service a bike every year and change the filters something like bi-annually etc but its worth remembering that these die even if you dont run the bike. This one has has no contamination, no extra oil, never had fuel in the carbs etc just time has killed it.  |
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Post by dusty350 on Apr 1, 2023 8:25:10 GMT 1
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Post by JonW on Apr 1, 2023 8:31:03 GMT 1
LOL... its time... the garage is pest sprayed  |
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Post by alankelly on Apr 1, 2023 9:23:41 GMT 1
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Post by abar121 on Apr 1, 2023 10:45:13 GMT 1
I had the same on my R1-Z. Half of the filter was missing. Somehow it ran fine, but good to spot that and a hundred other bodges that were hiding.
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Apr 1, 2023 10:47:51 GMT 1
Mine has been in 9 years 🤔
I'll maybe check it before firing it up for the first time yhis year 👍
Steve
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Post by JonW on Apr 1, 2023 12:42:34 GMT 1
Eeek 9 years... although I would have expected it to last that to be honest. Al, that used one is a total piss take  FYI this one came from Fowlers as I bought it on a uk trip lol... think it was just over a fiver a few years back. |
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Post by crigar on Apr 1, 2023 13:04:06 GMT 1
Ne pourriez-vous pas en fabriquer dans un filtre de hotte aspirante ?
Couldn't you make some in a fume hood filter ?
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Post by JonW on Apr 1, 2023 13:14:42 GMT 1
Why bother when the OEM one is so cheap? I did look at you can find decent aftermarket filters from the likes of TwinAir, but more exy than oem. I did look as I have a YPVS UniFilter but i tend to fit OEM, its good protection... unless its breaks down and your engine eats it |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Apr 1, 2023 13:28:06 GMT 1
Why bother when the OEM one is so cheap? I did look at you can find decent aftermarket filters from the likes of TwinAir, but more exy than oem. I did look as I have a YPVS UniFilter but i tend to fit OEM, its good protection... unless its breaks down and your engine eats it I'd stay away from non OE filters I had a bike that was very slightly too rich so I swapped the Gen filter for an aftermarket "hi flow" filter It made it worse 🙈 Steve |
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Post by JonW on Apr 1, 2023 13:34:12 GMT 1
Why bother when the OEM one is so cheap? I did look at you can find decent aftermarket filters from the likes of TwinAir, but more exy than oem. I did look as I have a YPVS UniFilter but i tend to fit OEM, its good protection... unless its breaks down and your engine eats it I'd stay away from non OE filters I had a bike that was very slightly too rich so I swapped the Gen filter for an aftermarket "hi flow" filter It made it worse 🙈 Steve Ahh a 'Lo Flow' filter then... hmm... Well, as I said, I usually always fit OEM if its an OEM airbox. |
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Post by Gitram on Apr 1, 2023 13:39:23 GMT 1
the bit of old cushion foam which i found inside my airbox has probably been inside as long as the tyres have been fitted (jan 1996, according to the date mark.. ) i'll look into replacing it but to be fair it's better than JonW's..
marti
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Post by JonW on Apr 2, 2023 0:05:48 GMT 1
the bit of old cushion foam which i found inside my airbox has probably been inside as long as the tyres have been fitted (jan 1996, according to the date mark.. ) i'll look into replacing it but to be fair it's better than JonW's.. marti Marti, please do check it. In the pic the hole is where i very carefully pinched it to remove it, the rub mark was me lightly dragging a finger over the surface and the chunks are what came off when doing that. The whole thing was just waiting to disintegrate and when picked it up again to go in the bin it pretty much shattered, well as much as an oily sponge can... big chunks, small chunks... mess all over the place. Sigh... pretty much brand new... pretty much old stock... hmm... this was new from a big supplier, imagine how long a nos one would last :/ |
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Post by Gitram on Apr 2, 2023 8:07:18 GMT 1
JonW, it's on my next shopping list.. i was surprised that the PO had put back all the plastic bars inside the filter housing, I'm not sure if i'd seen them in the flesh before..
marti
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FYI this one came from Fowlers as I bought it on a uk trip lol... think it was just over a fiver a few years back.
