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NelanCustoms
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on the back of my airbox that big rubber gasket is ripped and isnt even in place. what should i do?
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TheCafeKid
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buy a new one. BikeBandit should have em
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NelanCustoms
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can i just cover the whole in the box
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TheCafeKid
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where does the gasket lead to? got a pic?
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NelanCustoms
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does the air box need to be vented? if so how much?
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NelanCustoms
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and what is TON UP and do the ton?
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TheCafeKid
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to "do the ton" is to hit 100mph...a big deal when the phrase was coined back in the late 50s. Its a bit of cafe racer slang. There were biker "groups" (not really gangs, tho they were, but ppl tend to associate biker gangs with the Outlaws and such) like The Ton Up Boys and the Rockers that used to take their bikes and strip them down of every thing but what was needed to ride, turn or go faster. Thus the cafe race bike was born...in actuality the term 'cafe' bike was somewhat derrogotory, insinuating that the bike was no good for anything but riding from cafe to cafe (more or less a cafe was a truck stop then)
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NelanCustoms
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so does the air box need to be vented
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NelanCustoms
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if so how much?
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TheCafeKid
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Not sure...i dunno what gasket you are talking about...chances are that if it had a gasket there..then it needs fixed.
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NelanCustoms
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its more like a rubber cover with a vent hole that cover the bigger hole on the air box
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TheCafeKid
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hang on looking it up on bikebandit
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NelanCustoms
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they dont show it , its on the back of the box,
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TheCafeKid
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thats weird..they dont. Does it have a box on the back of the aircleaner box or just the filter inside that one box? They dont list a replacement part for it at all either...
Checking another site...
Checking another site...
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TheCafeKid
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no luck there either...my guess it needs to be sealed if the intake is at the bottom where the filter is.
That rubber cover is the airbox inlet snorkel. Along with 8 small holes in the bottom of the airbox, it should be the only place that air can enter the engine from. If you have air leaks anywhere else in the intake system, your engine will run very lean. These engines need a soundly sealed airbox and carb system. The air filter also needs to be in sound condition and correctly sealed. If it's foam, it needs to be lightly oiled.
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NelanCustoms
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how should i clean and oil my UNI filter?
Is the uni filter paper or foam. If it's paper you can blow it clean with compressed air, from from the inside and re-use it. If it's foam you need to wash it out in petrol and let it dry. Some people further wash it in a light detergent mix. After thoroughly drying it off, you can lightly oil it with filter oil, or do as I do, spray a coating of 2 stroke fuel mix onto the filter. Give it 2 good coatings and let it dry. That will last you 5000 -10,000kms of running before the next clean. The stock 2 stroke ratio leaves a fine coating of oil on the foam which allows just enough dust trapping protection without affecting the engine fuel air ratio.
The time to your next filter cleaning really depends on how dusty your riding environment is!
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NelanCustoms
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i have the foam one. so i should was it in gasoline, let it dry, then what type of detergent? laundry soap is what i think of detergent
Something on the order of Dawn dish washing Detergent. That will Degrease it, then Rinse is out very Well, let it dry, Lightly oil it and Reinstall.
