'12 airboot. - Page 2

nato · #11 07-22-2012, 10:43 PM

The boot was like that when i picked it up, I thought nothing of it. Subframe hasn't been touched. Waiting for dealer to call back.

nato · #12 07-23-2012, 03:23 AM

Looks like my battery is leaking!!! Wish i spotted this before i wrecked a brand new filter

Still going to get the new boot though as this one is dodgy.

Jakobi · #13 07-23-2012, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nato

Looks like my battery is leaking!!! Wish i spotted this before i wrecked a brand new filter

Still going to get the new boot though as this one is dodgy.

So a new battery, new filter, and new air boot. Should be back on the trail in no time. Is warranty going to cover some of the costs?

nato · #14 07-23-2012, 05:43 AM

Airboot only by the sound of it.

gasgasman · #15 07-23-2012, 07:26 AM

Be sure to get one of those lithium batteries. Save 4lbs in weight.

GMP · #16 07-23-2012, 08:31 AM

Maybe a bad mold process on that boot(temperature, release agent, etc.). Hard to believe though considering modern injection molding controls but who knows how they do it.

They should but a small, flat LiOn battery in a sealed box under the rear of the motor between the frame rails, that pivots down and out of the way for oil changes. A friend and I started looking at a variation of this for his WR250F. It would eliminate all this airbox nonsense and make estart weight more of a non-issue.