| Author | Message | ||
     Electraglider_1997 |
Here's a tip for those that like to minimize the cost of vehicle ownership. Wash and reuse the OEM air filter element in warm water with a bit of dish detergent. Just drop the filter in the soapy water and let it sit for awhile. Then run water through it from the inside out to remove the dirt and watch it clean up real nice. Let it dry out by setting it out in the sun. Never use compressed air to dry it or you'll blow holes in the filter media. I read this in a motorcycle magazine but have been doing this for years already because I choked when the motorcycle parts guy tells me a little air filter for the 89' Yamaha radian is 36 bucks. I had little choice because after buying my wife the YX600 Radian I checked it over when I got home and found it had no air filter. I mean, go to Walmart and you can get just about any car air filter for under 10 bucks, more likely under 5 bucks and even at the car dealer they only get about 15 bucks. I know that some of you will think that washing an air filter is heresy and bad for the bike. Nonsense I say. If you ride all day in wet weather the air filter gets plenty wet and then eventually drys back out. Just give cleaning the filter a try next time you think the filter is too dirty. They clean up real nice. If you spray the pleats with that stain remover called "Spray & Wash" that darned filter will look absolutely new once you get done reverse rinsing it with water. Just let the water run through it from the inside out. No hard running water necessary. | ||
| Adrian_8 |
What you learn on this forum...I wish I had not thrown my old filter out I would give it a washing...I always thought the paper element would get destroyed. | ||
| Debueller |
I kept my old A/F. Might consider a wash. I'm also pretty tight. About a month ago I cleaned a set of almost new Lyndall front brake pads after a catastrofic fork seal failure. 3K miles later and they still work great. (Message edited by debueller on September 08, 2006) | ||
| Javadog |
I clean my oil filter the same way, only it takes longer to dry out.  | ||
| Xbimmer |
Thanks for the tip, E-glider. Air filter for a '70 HemiCuda used to run $100 way back when, according to my friend who had one... |
