40k air filter

[SunDevilNorm]

I told my buddy from work with a gen2 bumble bee busa that I changed my air filter and oil at 10k after 2500 miles. He mentioned that he had NEVER changed his air filter since he got the bike 40k miles ago.. I was like whaat! He had no idea how to do it so I offered to help. The gen 3 takes more time to remove the covers..
His replacement was a gen 3 filter so I doused his old one in cleaner fluid repeatedly and blew it out with compressor

First shot is his.. 2nd is my gej3 after 2600 miles

 

[MonkeyButtRides]

Oh dear god that is literally the worse air filter I've ever seen.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

It’s a wonder it ran at all. Prolly lost 50 hp trying to suck air thru that thing. Tell him what Gumby thought about it.

 

[pcs]

some people should not own motorcycles

 

[sixpack577]

I've seen a few air filters like that over the years.
Humid climates here turn dust to mud over time...it looks like that one is pretty solid, turning to stone
lol

 

[Bumblebee]

Makes one wonder what other maintenance wasn't done....

That's a bike that if it was up for sale, I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole......

 

[sixpack577]

Your 2600 mile filter looks really dirty too, at least to what I'm used to seeing.
Do you live/ride in dusty conditions or heavy smog?

 

[sixpack577]

Makes one wonder what other maintenance wasn't done....

That's a bike that if it was up for sale, I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole......

Ah come on man, those are the same ones that you usually get for a deal.
Clean her back up and you'll never know she had a checkered past...
lmao

 

[Bumblebee]

Ah come on man, those are the same ones that you usually get for a deal.
Clean her back up and you'll never know she had a checkered past...
lmao

This forum is full of owners of those "deals" seeking help to get them running.....

 

[sixpack577]

This forum is full of owners of those "deals" seeking help to get them running.....

My blank, glazed stare...and that realization just setting in...

Lmao!

 

[SunDevilNorm]

Your 2600 mile filter looks really dirty too, at least to what I'm used to seeing.
Do you live/ride in dusty conditions or heavy smog?

Yeah.. Phoenix AZ.. Haboobs

 

[Dennis]

Wow. At least you got him to change it. Are the red filters OEM? The Gen2 I just bought has what appears to be a brand new filter that is that color red. I prefer OEM to any aftermarket filter for a street bike so it would be good to know mine is OEM.

 

[SunDevilNorm]

Wow. At least you got him to change it. Are the red filters OEM? The Gen2 I just bought has what appears to be a brand new filter that is that color red. I prefer OEM to any aftermarket filter for a street bike so it would be good to know mine is OEM.

Yes he bough the oem replacement for a gen3 for his Gen2. So I cleaned the old one as best I could to get him home and told him to order the right one. I replaced my oem filter with an aftermarket bnc reusable which dropped in perfectly

 

[zucchero]

some people should not own motorcycles

I completely agree....so true

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

The owner of that air filter isn’t a member here? Maybe that’s his problem.

 

[Solyom]

This is the imaginary tale of stealership "changed" the air filer in every 4000 miles.