Topic: cleaning air filter

[andy8190]

is there a way to clean a really dirty air filter without buying a new one? i dont want to have to pay 30 for a new one is if can clean my existing one

[BlindJoe]

You can blow it with compressed air, but you will need to buy a new one eventually.

[andy8190]

think this one is beyond compressed air but i will give it a go if i can find one some where

[Soos]

With the paper filter media these stocker filters use...

There's not much available to the pulbic I can think of that can clean it and not eat the paper to get it really clean.

Check E-bay, you can possibly get it cheap.... don't forget to call your local honda dealerships first though!!

I got a new air filter a bit ago for my '79 650 for $8.00.
The parts guy offered a discount just to get it off his inventory list.
Had been sitting ther since '83.

Who knows you might just get lucky.

l8r

[andy8190]

haha yeah i checked and they didnt have one, but said they could order one for like 30, i will keep checking around before i buy one next week. keep cleaning ideas coming

[mark]

K&N used to make a stock replacement and you might get lucky and find one somewhere. UNI still makes one and they go for around $25 . Both of these were made to be cleaned and reused, unlike the paper filter.

[eldar]

Another option is the EMGO filter. They work very well, maybe too well but they are about $12 or so online. OR you could spend about $60 and get a K&N with a recharge kit and never have to buy another filter.

[andy8190]

is the name of these filters actual k&n and uni or is that short for something? what do u mean by the emgo might work too well? I like the soud of 12 dollars

[beelsamin]

Uni is the name of a foam filter,they are sold on ebay or type in UNI filters on google,they are sold all over the place,I have one in my 1978 CB550 and it works great.

[eldar]

Uni is its own brand and K&N is its own brand. The emgo is like the honda filter, just a lot cheaper.

[andy8190]

so im looking for the emgo filter and i dont see what i need, am i supposed to use part of the prior air filter or is there one that slips in like the old one?

[eldar]

It is exactly the same as the honda filter. Some sites have it, some do not, some do not list it as an emgo. The emgo has a red filter medium.

[andy8190]

anyone have a link to any air filters less than 25 dollars, i am doing some serious searching and cant find any

[andy8190]

so i found this air filter but how do you install it? do you have to purchase and additional part? http://www.powersport-parts.com/product_detail.php?cid=2295&product_id=205178

[gsgleason]

I don't think that's what you want. 
How about this:
http://www.z1enterprises.com/detail.aspx?ID=1972

that happens to be the one following the K5 link. 

Here is another:
http://www.bikebandit.com/air-filters-for-1975-honda-cb750f/c/a642495?m=9233&t=1

[andy8190]

these are for the 750 i have a 550, i dont see any that look like they would fit, maybe im just lost

[gsgleason]

these are for the 750 i have a 550, i dont see any that look like they would fit, maybe im just lost

What year and model?

[andy8190]

i found the model for the 74 550 four on the bike bandit website, looks like you just need to buy the cleaner and oil with it

[gsgleason]

Is that the K&N one?  That's what I have in my car and bike.  It's a cloth element, and you clean it every so often and oil it when dry, and you never have to buy another filter - just the recharge kits, available at most auto stores.

[andy8190]

no it was the UNI version but i believe its the same thing, you buy the cleaner and oil for it and its good to go