Second hand bike, no air filter?

[ir0nslash]

so well I brought a zzr250 month and a half ago , and just been learning more about the bike and maintenance , done forkseals and oil etc , but opened the airbox and there is no air filter at all!? is my bike on its road to a certain death !?

would I need to give the motor a full overhaul

[nzspokes]

I would try fitting an air filter first.

[FJRider]

I would try fitting an air filter first.

What he said ... it DOES get in ... ;)

[ir0nslash]

yea ill have to source one , but I mean not having one would the motor have sucked in ALOT of shit to alter the performance in time , as it runs ok atm but im guessing it could be better

[ellipsis]

...if you can't source one, an expensive sock with marmoset fur or possum fluff would work...

[pete-blen]

yea ill have to source one , but I mean not having one would the motor have sucked in ALOT of shit to alter the performance in time , as it runs ok atm but im guessing it could be better

just put a new filter in it... then ride the dam thing...
It's a road bike so there a good chance it has not been anywhere
to dirty or dusty... If it was a dirt bike yer may have something
to be worryed about...

Kawasaki dealer / Trademe / E-bay ... filter wont be hard to get...

[killapotatoe]

I think if the guy you purchased it from lived on a dirt road then there would be reasons for concern. I don't think flies and bugs will do to much.

[Banditbandit]

Don't worry about it ... we used to pull off air cleaners to make the bikes go faster (not sure if they actually did - but it was a cool thing to do ... )

The air is still coming through the air box, so any large shit will have not got through - and anything that did probably burned up in the pot ...