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03-18-2010, 02:45 PM
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ok ive got another dumb question...
I bought my first bike last fall, and just took it out riding the past couple of days, and i have found that snow+Warm=MUD. and lots of it. she needs a bath bad, and i would like to know just what to do with the air filter, so that i dont get water into the motor. do i take it out and put a towel down the whole? do i cover it, and if so, with what? or do i do something else? any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
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03-18-2010, 02:50 PM
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sorry, stupid internet posted it twice.... me and technology never really got along that well.....
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03-18-2010, 02:57 PM
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Plug your exhaust, wash your bike, if you're using a high pressure washer don't get to close 24" should be good. Don't blast high pressure water into bearings steering swing arm wheel etc. Or so close to lift your decals off.
Once you have the bike nice and clean then dry out your filter box and re-re air filter. I like to have a spare air filter clean and waiting to install once the bike is all cleaned up again. That's just one way I'm sure others will share cleaning rituals.
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03-18-2010, 04:16 PM
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I stick rags in the intake holes to the air box and try not to spray water directly at them. I also have a airbox cover that goes where the filter goes but I only use it sometimes, if I need to rinse the airbox. I never spray right at it though.
I believe in lightly cleaning my bike. It doesn't have to be spotless and your bearings will thank you for it. As stated above, get an exhaust plug too.
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03-18-2010, 05:04 PM
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just using a garden hose. and ive got that door on the side, should i be worried about that? im just planning to get the mud off and rinse it off, not go all out. just so that i can actually see my plastics again. Thanks!
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