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    Air filters

    Where to buy and what brand? I got some no toil ones and they didn't last very long......

    Anyone tried these? http://www.motocrossparts.co.nz/moto...es.php?id=3061

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    Quote Originally Posted by cheese View Post
    Where to buy and what brand? I got some no toil ones and they didn't last very long......

    Anyone tried these? http://www.motocrossparts.co.nz/moto...es.php?id=3061
    Ive been using "Twin Air " had no problems with them, have 4 so it just a matter of swap out clean and bag always got one ready go if needed earlier. used to buy from the guys next door to me, till they moved the business to Kumeu.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguy View Post
    Ive been using "Twin Air " had no problems with them, have 4 so it just a matter of swap out clean and bag always got one ready go if needed earlier. used to buy from the guys next door to me, till they moved the business to Kumeu.
    I have 3 twin air as well, great filters... the idea was to have a couple of clean ones ready to swap out at any time, yet the night before I go for a ride I always seem to have 3 dirty filters...

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    LOL I used to have 3 as well and had the same problem. I got 2 from motox parts. they seem to be ok.

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    why so many filters? do you change them after each ride?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bosslady View Post
    why so many filters? do you change them after each ride?
    You clean them after every ride. Some have more than one to make it easy.
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    You clean them after every ride. Some have more than one to make it easy.
    but what if they still look clean?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bosslady View Post
    but what if they still look clean?
    Guess thats down to how much you like engine rebuilds. I dont so clean mine every ride. Very cheap insurance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bosslady View Post
    but what if they still look clean?
    By the time they look dirty they're overdue.

    Having said that I don't clean mine after every ride, it depends on the ride. This time of year there's not much dust about so I'd only change it every second or third ride, unless I'd been messing around in sand.
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    It always intrigues me as to why people change their filter every ride. Don't they trust their filter to do its job?

    Sure if its dirty after a dusty ride I will change as soon as possible and clean out the air box but at this time of year i can generally get about 10 hours before cleaning and even then the main reason is a performance one over engine wear and i have no pre filter or air box lid. In fact i change my gear box oil more often than the filter at this time of year.

    I know people that get obsessed with their air filter but never grease their linkage etc etc. Actually they think i am strange because i won't use(it goes in the car) pre mix thats older than a week but thats another subject.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gwynfryn View Post
    It always intrigues me as to why people change their filter every ride. Don't they trust their filter to do its job?

    Sure if its dirty after a dusty ride I will change as soon as possible and clean out the air box but at this time of year i can generally get about 10 hours before cleaning and even then the main reason is a performance one over engine wear and i have no pre filter or air box lid. In fact i change my gear box oil more often than the filter at this time of year.

    I know people that get obsessed with their air filter but never grease their linkage etc etc. Actually they think i am strange because i won't use(it goes in the car) pre mix thats older than a week but thats another subject.
    I clean it every ride. Its cheap and easy to do. Ive also greased my linkages on this bike a couple of times since ive had it as well.

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    wtf is a linkage?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bosslady View Post
    wtf is a linkage?
    Your welcome


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkage
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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    riiiiiiiiiiiight... lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by bosslady View Post
    riiiiiiiiiiiight... lol
    Well you did ask.

    There are a few linkages on bikes, especially older ones. Throttle linkages, brake linkages ect......
    Best to keep any moving parts lubricated, cos we all know what friction feels like.
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