Air filtration

[Lawrence-28]

Hi all,

I had to do away with my OEM, in the side-box air filter because my
Dell'Orto carb runs too rich for it.  I am in the range without it
that I can tune the carb, before I couldn't lean it out enough.  Have
read that K & N air filters may allow through too much dust, et.  We
don't really have much of a dust problem here, at least not in recent
years with so much rain, but I'm thinking about making a gauze holder
for the side case and just putting several layers of old T-shirt
cotton across a four inch diameter cap, over the air intake, kept
right in the side box.  And advice?  I figure maybe I can do some
testing to get the right amount of filtration by doing plug checks.  I
cn easily wash my T-shirt filter when the time comes.  I think I could
get by running it without (I am now) but maybe a little dust
protection might be good.

Anyone tried something like this>

Regrds

Lawrence
Tonga

[Damon Fever]

Lawrence wrote:
> I'm thinking about making a gauze holder
> for the side case and just putting several layers of old T-shirt
> cotton across a four inch diameter cap, over the air intake, kept
> right in the side box.  

I should think you could come up with something that will work
acceptably in your application. Oil it lightly with K&N filter oil
(chainsaw chain oil might do as well), and change crankcase oil and
filter on a frequent schedule.

I use K&Ns on several bikes including my Bullet:
<http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/royalenfield/photos/view/d58e?b=3>
I've used them for years with no problems. You can search sizes here:
http://www.knfilters.com/universal/universal.htm
Uni Filter also offer a range of good filters, I use them too:
http://www.unifilter.com/online%20catalog/universal.html

Cheers
Rick F

[Lawrence-28]

Thanks for the links, Rick - maybe the t-shirt idea might be good
(have some chain saw oil) until I can order something in.  I had
anticipated putting the gauze between two small sheets of bronze windo
screen.  K & N makes DU-0100 which is an exact replacement.  There is
an S & B filter I looked catalog specs up on that can have the same
internal diameter but a smaller external one, but also with the three
inch height, which might work well.  I plan to change the crankase oil
every thousand miles, at least six months of riding.

Lawrence

--- In royalenfield@..., Damon Fever <twotyred@...> wrote:

>
>
> Lawrence wrote:
> > I'm thinking about making a gauze holder
> > for the side case and just putting several layers of old T-shirt
> > cotton across a four inch diameter cap, over the air intake, kept
> > right in the side box.  
>
> I should think you could come up with something that will work
> acceptably in your application. Oil it lightly with K&N filter oil
> (chainsaw chain oil might do as well), and change crankcase oil and
> filter on a frequent schedule.
>
> I use K&Ns on several bikes including my Bullet:
>

<http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/royalenfield/photos/view/d58e?b=3>
> I've used them for years with no problems. You can search sizes here:
> http://www.knfilters.com/universal/universal.htm
> Uni Filter also offer a range of good filters, I use them too:
> http://www.unifilter.com/online%20catalog/universal.html
>
> Cheers
> Rick F
>