This is the air filter on our new to us 2005 GL1800 with the Lehman trike kit, barn find. It wasn't getting the best fuel mileage so I decided to tear it apart and check the air filter. What do you think, should I change the air filter or can I get by for a few more thousand miles? Guess this explains the rat snake in the trunk when we looked at. :surprise:
Already did. I took the screen on the back of the old filter, cut it in half and zip-tied each half to the front of both intakes and it fit like a glove.
The lady that had it had left 2 helmets in the trunk and when I picked up one of them it had a 4' black rat snake in it. We were just lucky the trunk didn't end up with a 45 cal. hole in it as it scared the crap out of me and I have a deathly fear of snakes. I even cringe at a garter snake.
Thanks, it cleaned up real nice and rides like a dream. I was a little concerned about the low mileage, 15,115 miles, but so far I've put 2500 miles on it and the only thing I've had to do engine wise, was put an expensive fuel pump on it and the air filter of course. I couldn't believe the fuel pump was over $300. It needed a rear master cylinder, but we lucked out there as the brake recall wasn't done yet so we got that taken care of which replaced the master cylinder. We've put about $1500 into it plus the $5000 we paid for it. We are super happy with it plus we've got around $10,000 equity in it since it's worth around $16,000. >
I would have probably $h!t if it were me. The tarantula was not what I expected to see on the stoop when I went outside to dump a pail of water. I'm not a fan of snakes or bugs.
That looks like the air filter I took off my 89. The bike had been in a barn for 6 months and I am most thankful none of the wiring had been gnawed on. I looked at the air filter for the very same reason, poor mileage and poor performance.
I went on a short 100 mile trip today and had a offer to buy it and said maybe in about 70,000 miles. Fuel mileage increased by 5 miles per gallon to almost 36 mpg. I'm very excited about that.
It's amazing what a little more air flow will do for your trike. I don't know if Honda makes accessories for combining or cutting hay, maybe Show Chrome does.
I own an old BMW Airhead that was stored for years in a musty and sometimes wet basement by the previous owner.
The P.O. put dryer sheets under the seat, he swore it kept the mice out.
The air filter was moldy, but no mouse nest.
Here's a shot of the filter from a Valkyrie I picked up a while back.
It runs better now...
I don't have the luxury of inside storage for my Wing. It sleeps covered in the driveway through our winter months. My buddy up the street stores his VTX in his backyard shed. Guess which one of us has mice nest in the filter every year ? Guess which one of us has never had a mice nest ? Hmmmmmm........
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