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Wondering what everyone plans for airfilters?
I head K&N's are BRUTAL in the dirt, but what about something foam?
I head K&N's are BRUTAL in the dirt, but what about something foam?
yea but when that ones needs replacing, will you go OEM or something different?I'm just going to leave the air filter stock. Don't really see a need to replace one from a new bike.
I'm just hoping there's plenty of stuff available by the time she hits north american shores.Once the aftermarket has caught up with the new bike, there'll be plenty of options.
Hi All
Can anyone shed any light on how to get to filters apart from the manual, any watch outs or tips?
rgds
Depends on how long the stock ones last and what they cost the Unifilter at $200 with pre filter might work out better if its very dusty and you need to clean (replace) the stock one frequently. The other advantage is that there are many places you might go that wont have replacement (stock) filters but if you only have to clean and re-lube the foam ones you are good to go on a longer ride. Just depends on the conditions as to what direction makes sense to each owner, the pre filter lets you pack them in plastic bags in your luggage pre oiled and just swap them every few days or as required on really dusty trips. The first time you dust a motor every $ you spend on a very good air-filter is money well spent and it will be chicken feed to the $2-3K you will spend getting the bike home if it quits.I'm just going to leave the air filter stock. Don't really see a need to replace one from a new bike.
I switched to K&N filters on some race bikes in the past for a short time. At rebuilds I'd see the score marks on the pistons and cylinder walls and wondered who was starting up my bike and cold seizing it when I wasn't around. Then I started putting grease on the sealing surfaces and the inside of my intake tube on the clean side and found all the dirt buildup in there passing the k&n filters. So I went back to uni foam, 15 years ish of foam and never a dust problem since. I've left them all season without cleaning them on trail bikes. I wouldn't worry in the slightest about using the uni filters on the africa twin.3. use Oiled Pleated cotton filters the like of BMC or K&N,
Totally agree, K&N although great on paved roads and racetracks, are useless in dirty dusty conditions, as they allow certain minute particles to pass through. Take a good look at one and hold it up to the light!I switched to K&N filters on some race bikes in the past for a short time. At rebuilds I'd see the score marks on the pistons and cylinder walls and wondered who was starting up my bike and cold seizing it when I wasn't around. Then I started putting grease on the sealing surfaces and the inside of my intake tube on the clean side and found all the dirt buildup in there passing the k&n filters. So I went back to uni foam, 15 years ish of foam and never a dust problem since. I've left them all season without cleaning them on trail bikes. I wouldn't worry in the slightest about using the uni filters on the africa twin.
I'd suggest using the grease sealing and filter pass through detection method to anyone to evaluate your filter performance. These bikes are new and very few people have run them thousands of miles through dust with the factory setup. Take a bit of time in the garage to check your setup to insure you keep your investment safe and not run into issues like ktm did in 2013. Their stock filter setup on the 1190s toasted quite a few engines that sucked in dust. To fix the issue they had to redesign the airbox and switch to a 3 stage uni foam filter from the factory.
I switched to K&N filters on some race bikes in the past for a short time. ETC
Thanks for your input guys, As I was taking advise and experience from an Outback Dealer, I decided to fit the BMC, I have ridden many dusty Enduros in the past and always used Foam, and always cleaned after every event. As the AT filters are more difficult to access I thought I'd try the BMC, but I will keep an eye on them and do the grease test, Thanks.Totally agree, K&N although great on paved roads and racetracks, are useless in dirty dusty conditions, as they allow certain minute particles to pass through. Take a good look at one and hold it up to the light!