30,000 miles on an air filter element on a klr is nuts
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:53 pm
I've trashed one of mine after one use, too.
Just the thought of a 7 year old, 30,000 mile air filter is so beyond
ridiculous to me....
Thanks
CA Stu
Jeff Khoury wrote:
> I clean mine until it looks like it needs to be replaced, that is: if > it is looking ratty. Conventional wisdom says clean it once, then > replace. I hate replacing perfectly good parts if they can be cleaned > and re-used. > > I don't usually make note of how many miles are on it when I replace > it. A one year-old filter with 30 Kilomiles is completely different > than a 5 year-old filter with 30 Kilomiles, IMHO. > > > -Jeff Khoury > Astatic Solutions, LLC. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SM" > To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, March 1, 2010 4:27:09 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: 30,000 miles > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , Jeff Saline wrote: > > Also might be worth considering replacing the > > air filter if it's the original. > > I change my air filter element after about 4 or 5 cleanings. So, about > every 5,000 miles at the most, certainly not 30,000. > Is it just me or is that absurd? > > Thanks > CA Stu > >