RedRocket

pictures always help. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/Other/ebay-5-318/Ebay102109-101/689788053_BpQtH-L.jpg http://greenagain.smugmug.com/Other/ebay-5-318/Ebay102109-099/689787993_R3FvM-L.jpg

I bought a set from Squidley but never used them. I paid $ 30 shipped, and I'll pass them along for the same. PM me if interested.

You should try it. Plain, or Parmesean are my favorites. It takes 1/3 the time to cook compared to rice. It's just wheat anyways, nothing too exotic.

I'm hoping the filter material will be staying right where it is. The idea is that you use air filter cleaning solution like you do on a K&N filter, and you won't have to replace anything next time, except clean, and re-oil it.

I didn't notice any change in running, or fuel economy.

I refurbished my dirty original filter with some foam. I posted a writeup here: http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=391271&posted=1#post391271

Epilogue; instead of paying $ 15.00 for Uni foam, a craft, or material store sells the same stuff for less.

As I've been going through bikes recently the prospect of spending $ 40 + dollars for a new air filter makes me squirm. Now I'm not the first person to do this, and a friend of mine did a little show and tell himself a few years back. While I was work one day I was inter-noodling and found that UNI-Filter ( makers of foam filters ) was only about 10 miles away from me. With a bit of snooping I found that UNI Filter sells a replacement filter for my bike for about $ 32. Being the KLR-like rider that I am I could buy a 12 x 16 inch sheet of UNI Filter foam for only $ 14.99 so that's what I did. I zipped out at lunch, and picked up some filter element The camera was handy so I figured I'd expend a little effort, and share my actions with you all. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534557_EgHYf-M.jpg Here's the filter element along with some required tools. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534521_MffM5-M.jpg Here's the dirty starting point. This is the air filter from my 88 Venture Royale. I only added the Royale in there because I like saying "Royale". It's about $ 45 to replace at the local Yamaha store. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534322_nconm-M.jpg http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534341_qoYLp-M.jpg I started hacking out the paper filter element with a pair of scissors, and box cutter. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534373_FL4WN-M.jpg I was being careful not to jack up the wire backing. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534393_8eoUd-M.jpg// That's a long hunk'o'paper. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534416_gM8Qo-M.jpg I then used needle nose pliers to pull out the sticky bits. Notice that foam sealing ring is also rotten. I'll pull that off, and replace it too. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534442_4coxT-M.jpg Here's the filter cage cleaned up and ready to start construction. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534489_CyTcQ-M.jpg I cut the filter element to fit. Make it a little thicker than needed so it'll bond better. No matter which way I cut it, it required two sections. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534585_cUgLM-M.jpg Before the next step where I was going to handle smelly, sticky stuff I had to start dinner. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534566_Nh9Sa-M.jpg While I was at UniFilter I asked the guy who was helping me what I should use to glue down the foam he recommended some brand of industrial glue, which I didn't have. He also mentioned that I could use silicone gasket sealer, and I had that so I was off to the races, and started laying a bead. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534603_kR69x-M.jpg Here it is stuck in place. I used a strip of packing tape over the joint and let it sit for the night. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534667_M4PqW-M.jpg After drying up for 24 hours I went back at it with the silicone to make doubly sure it's well mounted, because remember that in the future you'll be squeezing, and squishing this when you clean it. I stopped at LOWE's on the way home, and picked up some foam tape for $ 2.43. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/587534743_RKz2P-M.jpg It's ready to use, and I still have over half of the filter foam left to use on another bike or two. :thumb

After reading these posts about cheap Chinese brake pads not fitting, I'm sure glad I used EBC HH's.

There was one around here recently for $ 1000. I though of grabbing it and just swapping the heads and up.

I dunno if this is your problem, but I recently had my airbox off, and struggled to get it back on properly. When I had two sides snugged in, it seemed that the other two sides would pop off. Also one of the intake tubes would get pushed up into the air box when I was trying to install it.( sounds like that may be your problem ). I cured it two ways. I used silicone to secure the intake tube into the air box, and let it dry. Then I let the whole deal sit outside in the sun, and get hot. That softened up the intake tubes, and when I went to install it this time it popped into place super-easy.

While tracking down an oil leak, I removed my airbox. Luckily it seems as though I was successful with the oil leak. While I was down there I re-shimmed the carb needles, and happily found that my diaphrams seem to be OK. Unfortunately while getting ready to button it back up together, I spotted another hose issue. These pics are from the seat shooting forward. See the set of hoses in the "H" pattern that lead up toward this gold colored thingie, which seems to have an fitting in search of a hose. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/584236076_PVY2W-M.jpg http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/584236019_Pfdyw-M.jpg This last shot is from down low, just above the carbs, looking up. I know this hose end is in a similar location to the one that I used to hook the stray hose up to on the underside of the air box. There are now 2 nipples facing downward close by eachother, and I only have one hose to hook on. Any help is appreciated. http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/584236108_rgGfG-M.jpg

Boo. Should I try some teflon thread tape, and lock-tite first?

http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/574292607_evncD-M.jpg http://greenagain.smugmug.com/photos/574292693_YXrDn-M.jpg Now I know that the sharp ones out there will say " you're missing a bolt there stupid." but I just removed it before taking the pictures. I tried to tighten it, but the hole is stripped. The bolt looks fine, but had some of the head's thread attached to it when I pulled it out. Now someone tell my why oil is coming from there please.

So my Venture has been leaving puddles like a Harley Davidson, and coating my saddle bags with oily goo. I cleaned off the underside, and then removed the side panels, spoiler, and lower fairing sides. I cleaned everything off again, then rode it to work. When I got there, my boot and lower right leg were nicely soaked, and I had a pool of fresh oil in the V between the cylinders. It was concentrated in the right rear quadrant. My rocker covers look mostly good. They're all a tiny bit damp, but not wet. I spotted the oil lines that gather in the center. After pulling the airbox off, I got a bit of a better view, but not much. I fired it up, and discovered the oil burping, and seeping from the intake manifold. Check out the pics that will follow