I was surprised to see an aftermarket filter available for my 74 Kawasaki MT-1 75. The original is a coarse gauze and perforated steel cylinder. One time a small thin spear of grass got through to the carburetor and lodged in a jet. Today, I would take off the gauze and make a foam wrap. Small carburetors can get more easily tripped than something with larger orifices.
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
Grass in the jets is definitely suboptimal
@siuhonlam23512 жыл бұрын
Man, I just did my air filter too, for the first time though, what a pain 😂 I'm glad I ran an air filter sock over it though, there were sand and leaves on top - it kept most of the chocolate cake out
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
Down with the chocolate cake 🤣
@enduromotorradtouren2 жыл бұрын
Your air filter had collected a lot of gunk, Grace. Good that you cleaned and re-oiled it. Off to new adventures. I'm pretty tired after 300+ miles in the twisties on my CBR 600 RR. Mid-week means less traffic. Cheerio, Günter from Nürnberg/Germany
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a perfect reason to be tired. Enjoy your rest and all the fun to come!
@andreicepoi77642 жыл бұрын
perfect timing, just when I was about to do my klx 230 spring checks! Do please continue to post useful info on both klx 230 maintenance and upgrades, on top of your lovely adventures as, there is little info on it on the internet :)
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Andrei, much appreciated! :)
@synergie82 жыл бұрын
I love the bush mechanic tips in your videos. I'll see if Bunnings stock that roofing tape ;-) My favourite product for these sorts of repair is exterior grade roofing silicon sealant. Plaster a load of that over the area, and air or water would be unlikely to get in. But the roofing sheet you used would hold the box together better
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
I was pretty sold on the roofing tape haha, totally recommend. Silicon is great for sealing too but like you say, the sheeting component is going to do a better job of holding the fractured airbox together. Poor old girl haha, I'm not so gentle on her. "One lady rider..."
@MaverickAus6 ай бұрын
I put a Twin Air filter in mine.
@justgonnastay3 ай бұрын
Does it come from the factory with an oiled air filter?
@user-jw9kl4rl9g9 ай бұрын
Are u Grace McDonald from Thailand??
@BikeHedonia7 ай бұрын
Yes
@goodoleme7479 ай бұрын
It’s not a proper oil job on the filter unless it’s dripping on your sway arms
@badjuju65632 жыл бұрын
Twin Air - PART NUMBER 151333
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Do you rate twin air?
@badjuju65632 жыл бұрын
@@BikeHedonia original foam air filters... they are still around. I had them on my husky 510 in the qld dust n mud
@BikeHedonia2 жыл бұрын
@@badjuju6563 I used to run a unifilter on my KTM but Guglatech definitely won me over
@Encyphix2 жыл бұрын
OEM air filter available on Amazon
@Encyphix Жыл бұрын
No longer avail at Amazon but found on ebay: Kawasaki KLX230R, 2020-2022, Uni-Filter Air Filter - NU- 2606ST for about $20 USD