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Offline Burvis

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+1, +1, +1 on stock airbox
« on: October 12, 2013, 01:30:58 PM »
I just got back from my first ride after putting my stock airbox back on and ditching the pods.  I got my motorcycle back!  A couple years back I dropped the chain on my 76 CB750F and punched through the crankcase.  While swapping in a new engine, I put on pod filters, which, to my shame, I mostly wanted for looks.  Since it was a new engine, I couldn't be sure why I didn't have good idle or top end power.  I still had the stock exhaust, which I think is one of the better looking stock honda exhausts.  Anyway, I messed around with jetting a little, never got it right.  Put on the stock air box and it's like having a new motorcycle.  FS, one set of K&N pods.  Cheap.
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Re: +1, +1, +1 on stock airbox
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2013, 03:19:40 PM »
Sounds about right.
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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: +1, +1, +1 on stock airbox
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2013, 04:58:25 PM »
Yep, you can spend a lot of time and money trying to make pods work, or you can just stick with the OEM airbox. My engine is a "hot rod", but I still run the stock airbox, it just works. ;D
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Re: +1, +1, +1 on stock airbox
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2013, 05:34:09 PM »
Good for you, I love the stock airbox. I don't even find it hard to remove anymore haha.
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« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2013, 05:47:53 PM »
What I also like is that it also holds my carbs up with soft new carb rubbers, I don't like the (quite heavy) carb assembly suspended from just the intake rubbers. ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

Offline dave500

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« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2013, 06:26:30 PM »
happy airbox=happy engine and rider.
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Re: +1, +1, +1 on stock airbox
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2013, 09:29:38 PM »
 :D ;)
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