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(I did search the archives first...) Does anyone know of a cheap paper air filter I can use in my KLR650 for street riding? Fram or Delco part number? Thanks! Ed A14 in red

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In a message dated 2/9/2005 5:29:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, argonaut10@... writes: (I did search the archives first...) Does anyone know of a cheap paper air filter I can use in my KLR650 for street riding? Fram or Delco part number? Thanks! Ed A14 in red Why would you want to toss a perfectly good foam filter for a paper filter? You wont gain better air flow, foam flows more than the paper. You wont save money as over time the cost of paper air filters will add up to more than a foam filter. Anyway, as far as I know you wont find a paper replacement for the KLR. It came stock with the superior foam filter so there was never an incentive for Fram, Delco, or anyone else to tool up for a product for which there never was a market. If its the constant cleaning and oiling that is getting you down, give the NoToil stuff a try. Its a vegetable based oil, which just as well as the dino stuff on an air filter, and cleans up without the mess. The only trick is can't use NoToil on a filter that has been used with petroleum product, you have to start with a new filter. You can get the stuff almost anywhere as the last time I looked Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki had added NoToil to their product line. Pat G'ville, NV [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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In a message dated 2/9/2005 4:29:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, normkeller@... writes: Putting aside whether the participants are brave or certifiably nuts, one has to admire the dedication, toughness and skill required to finish. In a race that long, in those conditions, it is simply amazing that more of them don't end up badly. If one rolls the dice often enough..... They must do some deep searching to decide whether to enter! And I expect almost every privateer did some deep soul searching to decide rather to soldier on end the misery. Its a race designed to pound both man and machine into submission. Beyond skill and dedication it takes a mental toughness, the toughness that lets you pull a boot back over a broken ankle and still finish the last two days. Pat G'ville, NV [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]