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I have used a K&N air filter on every bike I've owned, including my current KLR A2. Works like a charm. -----Original Message----- From: Enlow, Kyle S [mailto:kenlow@...] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 9:35 AM To: 'DSN_klr650@egroups.com' Subject: [DSN_klr650] K&N Air filter Has anyone used a K&N air filter on there KLR? I was told that it could let dust from rock roads into the engine. Kyle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Never lose a file again. Protect yourself from accidental deletes, overwrites, and viruses with @Backup. Try @Backup it's easy, it's safe, and it's FREE! Click here to receive 300 MyPoints just for trying @Backup. http://click.egroups.com/1/6349/6/_/911801/_/964020932/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

>I have KNs on all my bikes, It's the first mod I make after I buy. I have >never had a problem in about 150000 miles on KN equipped bikes. Someone on >this list or maybe the Transalp list mentioned recently that a KN works >better after it gets a bit dusty.

Hi Ed, It might have been me. Hold it up to the light. You can see pinholes of light thru a K&N when clean - it's only one layer, with thousands of direct paths thru. It makes perfect sense to me that it would filter better after a light coat of dust covered all the pinholes. For that reason I have never trusted K&Ns, (except for a noticeable power boost!). Lots of folks are running them even though!! Tom -- +---------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | Products website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 | trail tips website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+

If by "clean" you mean not oiled, then you are definitely going to see light through the elements. the K&N MUST be oiled with the K&N lube before use! -----Original Message----- From: Tom Myers [mailto:TomMyers@...] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 16:06 PM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com; racing43rd@... Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] K&N Air filter

>I have KNs on all my bikes, It's the first mod I make after I buy. I have >never had a problem in about 150000 miles on KN equipped bikes. Someone on >this list or maybe the Transalp list mentioned recently that a KN works >better after it gets a bit dusty.

Hi Ed, It might have been me. Hold it up to the light. You can see pinholes of light thru a K&N when clean - it's only one layer, with thousands of direct paths thru. It makes perfect sense to me that it would filter better after a light coat of dust covered all the pinholes. For that reason I have never trusted K&Ns, (except for a noticeable power boost!). Lots of folks are running them even though!! Tom -- +---------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | Products website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 | trail tips website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find long lost high school friends: http://click.egroups.com/1/7080/6/_/911801/_/964044399/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

>If by "clean" you mean not oiled, then you are definitely going to see light >through the elements. the K&N MUST be oiled with the K&N lube before use!

Hi Jim, It was definitely oiled, but I guess maybe it could have been oiled more? And these pinholes were just the ones visible at any one time. Rotate a little and there's thousands more. Either way, it did not give me a good feeling. I'd like to envision a more circuitous path in hopes the particle will hit and stick (to oil). Tom -- +---------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | Products website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 | trail tips website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+

>Istvan:How many miles are on the bike?

I would double check and make sure your are at TDC and measure again. A 2.95 shim for the right exhaust would put you at the maximum specification clearance limit based upon the data you provided. A 3.00 shim would be toolarge. cam shaft caps bolt torque = 12 N-m (1.2 kg-m, 104 in-lbs) valve cover bolt torque = 7.8 N-m (.80 kg-m, 69 in-lbs) John >>On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:31:09 -0600,