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AIR FILTRATION: SETTING THE MISCONCEPTIONS STRAIGHT!

2 years ago | Words: Andy Wigan | Photos: Andy Wigan, Kurt Teague

If you’ve got plans to ride your dirt bike over the summer months, then now’s a bloody good time to be brushing up on your air filter knowhow because the forecasts are all telling us that Australia is in for one of the hottest, driest and dustiest summers on record. So, unless you like the idea of destroying your perfectly good engine by allowing it to ingest a lung-full of dust, listen up as we set the record straight on some of the most commonly held misconceptions about air filters – whether it’s cleaning, oiling or reinstalling these critical little pieces of engine-saving foam.

This article first appeared in Issue #48 (Jan-Feb, 2015) of Transmoto Dirt Bike Magazine.

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