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31-10-17, 04:49 AM | #1 |
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Does my bike have a custom airbox?
Bought a new K&N air filter about a month ago as I was buying new bits for my bike at the time. I only got around to lifting the tank yesterday evening and as I opened up the airbox I found that there was no air filter. I then looked at the lid of the airbox and I found that there's a filter behind some mesh that has been riveted into place.
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31-10-17, 04:55 AM | #2 |
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Re: Does my bike have a custom airbox?
https://imgur.com/a/RYAOx - Couldn't upload any images for some reason despite them being less than 125kb and jpg/png files.
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31-10-17, 06:40 AM | #3 |
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Re: Does my bike have a custom airbox?
Exactly where did you find that thing?
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31-10-17, 06:42 AM | #4 |
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Re: Does my bike have a custom airbox?
Nothing custom there.
That's a standard airbox but the filter is stuck in the recess. At least you know there was a good seal seal nothing would have got passed it. It will fall or with a prod or you can help it out with a gentle wiggle of a screwdriver where it says in the groove. Be gentle and don't damage the airbox. |
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31-10-17, 07:38 AM | #6 |
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Re: Does my bike have a custom airbox?
The metal mesh stops the paper / fibre element getting sucked into the throttle bodies if the paper / fibre starts to break up, and helps make the structure more rigid.
Have a look out for an SV1000 intake snorkel, they still crop up on eBay from time to time. They're a straight swap for the 650 snorkel (airbox is otherwise identical). Makes a lovely snarl that isn't offensive. |
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