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Aug 7, 2006 | 10:09 PM

hd_sob

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rain vs open air filter

rode home from work today in light rain. no stalls, no sputters, no noticeable difference. just an fyi to those, like myself, who may have been wondering what would happen...

Aug 7, 2006 | 11:48 PM

DGlide04

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RE: rain vs open air filter

I took the football cover off my bike right after it was new and have been riding with an open air filter for over a year now. I've been through deluges on the NYS Thruway for over an hour riding home, never has as much as a cough from the bike. Unless you're riding through high standing water, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

Aug 7, 2006 | 11:50 PM

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RE: rain vs open air filter

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ORIGINAL: DGlide04
Unless you're riding through high standing water, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

good to know, thanks...

Aug 11, 2006 | 12:17 PM

nidan

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RE: rain vs open air filter

I've been running an open A/c for 3 years , in heavy rain it can sputter if you get stopped for a while, but while running it isn't too bad . This is on a carb (Mik 42)