Breather filters

sgoaty · Post by **sgoaty** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:03 pm

Hi

I went to change my air filter today and found the foam filters for the breathers were in bits. My nearest dealer is a 75 mile round trip and i doubt they keep them anyway and David Silver Spares dont have stock so they will be 5 to 7 days too.

This maybe a silly question but has anyone made a set from an old sponge or similar?
Thanks
Scott

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:06 pm

Yip, women's make up sponge

No wise cracks!

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:08 pm

Watty wrote:Yip, women's make up sponge No wide cracks!

wide cracks !! poly filler mate

make up wont cut it

cheekykev · Post by **cheekykev** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:15 pm

sgoaty wrote:Hi

I went to change my air filter today and found the foam filters for the breathers were in bits. My nearest dealer is a 75 mile round trip and i doubt they keep them anyway and David Silver Spares dont have stock so they will be 5 to 7 days too.

This maybe a silly question but has anyone made a set from an old sponge or similar?
Thanks
Scott

Very strange this, someone posted about this subject only the other day

See Link below

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 38&t=33064

sgoaty · Post by **sgoaty** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:18 pm

Great thanks Ive ordered the foam from the link

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:42 pm

If you just buy some air filter foam from your local mx or trials shop; get the 20mm thick stuff, you get loads for a tenner.
I bought some years ago, still got some left and I've made loads for people.
The thicker stuff works well because you only have to chop the shape out once, then cut it in half with scissors- Bingo!
You have the two filters you need.

Piss easy, and if you scrap a couple on the way it's cost you a few pennies, so what.

Oil it if your'e fussed, tbh the air flow speed through these is so low I don't usually bother. It's just a mechanical filter stopping crud getting to the sealed side of the carb slide, above the diaphragm.
And having pulled loads of those apart, you never see a dirty one...

sgoaty · Post by **sgoaty** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:19 pm

Nothing is local to me Tony

but thanks for the input

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:33 pm

Watty wrote:Yip, women's make up sponge No wise cracks!

me too

budd · Post by **budd** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:08 am

what's likely to happen if you don't bother with the sponge and put it back together without any?

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:55 am

result will be the risk of lumps of contamination of dead flies getting into the oil

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:23 am

Wouldn't go into the oil .
But large particles could stop the slides from opening or even damaging the diaphragms
Then it wouldn't run right

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:31 am

arrh, you are right lloydie, I was thinking of the wrong pipes into the airbox. there ones go to the carbs like you say

budd · Post by **budd** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:38 pm

cheers for the replies, mine were wrecked when I changed the filter last week so I figured the bits of sponge floating about would do more harm than good so I throw them out, I've just orderd some filter foam so when that arrives I'll cut some to fit I wouldn't want dead flies in my carbs

Jscobey · Post by **Jscobey** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:31 pm

I checked mine about 2 months ago and they were all falling apart. Luckily I live about 50 miles from BikeBandit.com's distribution center so I usually receive products in the mail the next day of I order them before 12pm. So I got a whole new main filter while i was at it. The little ones were like $1.00

sgoaty · Post by **sgoaty** » Sun May 04, 2014 10:37 am

$1 is about the price they should be. Id happily pay £3 or so for them but what honda charge is taking the piss a bit.

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