air filter

[mark ward]

1 thing to remember is that when you pull the cover, you do not see the dirtest side, the air comes in behind it.

--- On Sun, 1/15/12, revmaaatin wrote: From: revmaaatin Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Air filter To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 11:17 PM --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Harris wrote: > > Ho do I clean how often? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Ron-- The quick and dirty answer: when required. If the pig is sucking hind teat, runs like it is at 1/2 power, it probably needs a filter change. For example- If you are #3 or #4 and are following closely on a gravel road, you 'might' have to change it daily. cough. cough again.... How much is a lot of dirt-- I saw where a rider (#3) with Big Dog Mark Sampson reported he had to use a spoon to get the dirt out of the air box before he could remove the filter! "It was a wonder the bike would even run" was their comments. When campaigning the KLR over 100's of miles on consecutive days of pure gravel roads, I check and change every other day. It would be really hard to say, "I cleaned my air filter to often" though, every time you clean it, it has some wear-tear on the foam as well. shrug. Not cleaning it often enough has some wear-tear on the pig. (I keep at least one spare filter for everybike, all the time, but that is just me.) One thing you will do/notice, after removing the filter, use a flashlight and look inside the filter carefully. If the interior of the filter is streaked with dirt, you have waited to long! Compare that to the exterior condition and then change it sooner than the present condition the next time. I personally have drank the NOTOIL filters and oiling system KOOL-AID as it is biodegradable and washes out in the sink. The filter treatment is pretty sticky, so use some 'blue' disposable gloves when applying. I have been using it in 10 dirt bikes for over 5 years (One bike for 8 years with good satisfaction. You might find the NOTOIL products on sale---=1/2 price! Look closely at the HONDA and KAWI air filter-oil systems; you will notice that it is packaged by NOTOIL (at least it was last fall). I have used all three, NOTOIL, Honda and KAWI treatment systems on OEM filters as well as the NOTOIL filters for each of the bikes. = Honda 70/80/100;'s Kawi 250/300/650's and the Yamaha 225. Follow the instructions explicitly. smile. The KoolAid is available here: http://www.notoil.com/ revmaaaatin. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]