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aesmith · 25-04-23, 04:20 PM

Hi,

Has anyone had problems with mice getting into the airbox? I had an incident in the past with my Honda CBR600 which was normally parked outside, the little buggers just about filled the space above the air filter with peanuts, peanut shells and mouse droppings. On that occasion no real damage was done, just a bit of nibbling round the edge of the air filter.

This time was much worse, they seem to have used it as a nest and toilet, the whole space was jammed with bits of paper and plastic, as semi-liquified died mouse, and all soaked in urine. This has dripped through the filter and into the throttle bodies corroding and seizing the motorised butterflies.

I think I have just about got it fixed, but wondered if anyone had found a neat way of installing mesh or something to stop this happening.

25-04-23, 04:20 PM	#1
aesmith Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 966	Mouse Proofing Air Box (Pointy) Hi, Has anyone had problems with mice getting into the airbox? I had an incident in the past with my Honda CBR600 which was normally parked outside, the little buggers just about filled the space above the air filter with peanuts, peanut shells and mouse droppings. On that occasion no real damage was done, just a bit of nibbling round the edge of the air filter. This time was much worse, they seem to have used it as a nest and toilet, the whole space was jammed with bits of paper and plastic, as semi-liquified died mouse, and all soaked in urine. This has dripped through the filter and into the throttle bodies corroding and seizing the motorised butterflies. I think I have just about got it fixed, but wondered if anyone had found a neat way of installing mesh or something to stop this happening.