Readyfilters

[GregMember]

Offer is there to check the valves if you want Scott, I know which inlet it will be, its the one that always looses clearance on a DR due to the air flow of the head.

TB

[Anonymous]

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How do the foreskins mount on the filter? Do they go under the lip of the filter, where you normally apply grease? Or do they sit on top and friction holds them there?

Just thinking outside the box here, but could you also put a foreskin on the cage under the filter, as well as one on the outside of the filter. This would give a bit of extra protection against any dust that got through the first two layers of filtration.

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On another note, maybe you could put a rag in the intake to keep out the dust. I think I read somewhere that can work as well . Personally, i’ll be putting a plastic bag over my filter to keep it dry and dust free.

Slug

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Plastic bag, never thought of that. Your an ideas man Slug,

[Dwayne OMember]

LMFAO:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
You blokes are soooooooo cruel:P

[Eric SmithMember]

Jeez Scotty, not good mate! I just serviced my filter today from the hill end ride (yeah, slack I know!). I used my genuine filter for the first day with a pool filter skin. It was feral dirty at Hill End. I put a readyfilter on even though it seemed to be the wrong thing for the bike. Chris didn’t even use his readyfilter because it looked so different. I fitted mine up and wasn’t unhappy with the result but bunged a filter skin on as well. Made sure the lip sealed nicely because it was such a dodgy bit of gear.

When I serviced today the skin was dirty but the filter was basically clean. I was surprised that I found a dollop of filter oil in the bottom of the airbox – must have been from the readyfilter as it was a different colour to mine. The filter skin also had a patch at the bottom with a heap of oil in it. Probably not a bad thing in the scheme of things.

Anyway I got away with it but won’t be using them again. They were also not cheap at $17, better to get a twinair for $30 and clean it time and again.

Hope the mighty banana pulls through ok.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Offer is there to check the valves if you want Scott, I know which inlet it will be, its the one that always looses clearance on a DR due to the air flow of the head.

TB

Thanks TB, forks are going away to get some work so when I get them back on will see how much time we got before the Denman ride and may get ya ta check it out before than.

[Anonymous]

slug wrote:

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On another note, maybe you could put a rag in the intake to keep out the dust. I think I read somewhere that can work as well . Personally, i’ll be putting a plastic bag over my filter to keep it dry and dust free.

Slug

Now I haven’t even seen the piss take thread but I’m pretty sure I know where you are going with that Slug! :laugh:

[ChrisMember]

Yeah definately was not happy with how the ready filter looked, I have since double checked and it was definately the correct one according to readyfilter, part# etc, I have since purchased a twin air and will rotate between stock and the twin air while also using the skins, I purchased 1litre of Silkolene Foam filter oil, this stuff pours like water but goes tacky quickly, very easy to oil filters compared to the sticky gluggy castrol stuff I used before. Also use the spray silkolene to spray the skin.

Chris.

[Eric SmithMember]

Yep, I got some Motul filter oil, seems to be the same, goes on like water and goes tacky in about 10 minutes. And will get a twinair or similar to rotate with the stocker (which is twinair anyway!)

[PeterMember]

Have only had readyfilters since buying the Klx and after seeing those pics decided I better pull mine apart and have a look as I am always at the back copping the dust:lol: . Seems fine was maybe the slightest bit of dust …….phew. That said still worried me enough that I will go and get twin air and try them:dry:.

[DavidMember]

Mate the ready filters in my experience have been inconsistent and some work some dont…why I have no idea, I had several and found this out the hard way …2 dusted motors:angry: ….I see that you need a spelling lesson….that last word in the picture should have started with an “F” and then had “ed” at the end. maybe you were so frustrated you forgot how to spell that word:)

[Anonymous]

i stuck this in the ‘cleaning your filter thread’
but i thought i should paste it here too

i would stay well clear of using petrol. not only does it deteriorate the glue, it also deteriorates the foam. petrol makes the foam expand, which opens up the labyrinth, the hole in the middle for fastening, and the filter cage.

I have never used ready filters due to the whole idea of them seams sus. i think the sign on the shop is a giveaway. The shop is not called ‘super quality’

And now after just reading scotty’s experience…
http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=56&func=view&catid=28&id=19692
that’s sucks big time mate. And I was startled when I saw it in the bin (I’m not into disposable items). Now I know the whole company should be in their.

I think you get what you pay for, and pay for what you get.

I use uni filters because they can be separated for easy and sure cleaning and application of sticky stuff. They are made locally and know how dusty it is in the southern hemisphere.

I use no toil applied by the dunk, squeeze and air out on newspaper method. To clean them I stick them in one of racytracy’s net bags (so to not stretch them) and put them in the front load washing machine with ‘aware’ washing power at 30 degrees (top load machines tug and not tumble). To know if your filters are clean rub them when wet: they should squeak.

Hillbillie applies his no toil straight after cleaning when the filters are wet. He recently pulled out down a wr450 with a heap of klms on it to find the rings were like new.

edit: i also apply no toil grease to the sealing section of the intake, not the air filter (you use a lot less grease by not smearing it into the foam). i would not bother with the grease, but i got it for free, the filter fluid should do the job of sealing. i think it is creating a market by creating fear. however the grease stops the foam from sticking to the sealing surface when removing. i also would not use an airfilter that has been sitting around ‘ready to go’ for months

use filter skins and change them mid ride if dusty.

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