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850 g airfilter box rubber seal

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I have a 1985 gs 850 g, the issue being that the rubber seals that fit inside the chrome end covers have fallen to pieces, these were never sold as a seperate item, and are, as far as i know now un-obtainable, i could go the 'pod' filter route, but would rather not if i dont have to, i spoke to a rubber moulding company regarding making me some new ones, however, the injection mould cost is prohibitive, and requiring two as a handed pair is needed; the question that i'm asking is has anyone made these seals, know where i could get them? Or successfully worked around this malaise, many thanks Robbie
 
Adhesive backed foam strips from hardware store have worked for me. (dont really know what type of material). Need to be replaced after a few years, not last 20-30 years like the original, but worked.
When deciding where to place it, I chose to have as much of it as possible pinched between the box and the cover, so that as little as possible was hanging out inside the air box, perchance it deteriates over time then there is less of it inside the air box. Probably a minor consideration.

Have seen reports that the 850, for whatever reason, seems the be the harderst one to "tune in" the right jets if use pod filters. I have seen enough of those comments from knowledgeable members here, but dont really know why.
 
Weatherstripping your airbox is a time-honored ritual for shaftie owners. It works fine and costs very little.
 
And where the two halves meet can be an issue .... and could talk about the "snorkel" on the back.
 
Airbox sealing

Airbox sealing

Redman said:
And where the two halves meet can be an issue .... and could talk about the "snorkel" on the back.
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I found some round section rubber seal on the net, complete with groove/slot along it's length, absolutely designed to locate onto the air cleaner box lip, and seal off them air leaks, happy days are here again; i've been so inspired that i might start my old 650 shaftie
 
The rubber that i've got is 10mm; 3/8 diameter, it's available in other sizes as well, but i'll need to try this first and take it from there. When i fit the new rubber, put a layer of engineers blue on the outer face where it should press against the outer cover, and hopefully this will indicate as to whether it's sealing around the whole periphery: thankyou all you good people
 
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