Took off the football A/C cover this weekend to wash the A/C filter element and re-installed the filter leaving off the football and mounted the 100th Anniversary trim directly to the stage 1 A/C.







In order to protect the exposed filter element from the rain, I would need an A/C rain sock like this:






I'm anxious to know if this really works when riding in the rain and what parts do come in this H-D kit.

Your advice is appreciated!

TIA

 

Rene
I can't tell you if that works, but I can tell you no disaster will come from being caught in the rain without one. We rode about 3 hours or more in the rain on an Iron Butt last year with no issues.
That said, I do want to get something to give a little more peace of mind next time. I am leaning more towards a stock type football though for road trips.

 

I would be interested in this as well. I recently took off my football as well and worried about getting caught in rain (I live 60 miles from the job).
Have rain gear for me just been thinking of same rain gear for a/c.
P.S. that set up looks nice Rene

 

That looks great with the 100th Ann. cover on it! You'll get guys asking where you bought that custom A/C kit!

 

maybe it depends on how hard the rain is when it falls. I think that if you were to park your bike outside here in Florida then get the bike hammered by one of our 20 minute monsoons, you would want one to help from having the filter get flooded with water. I had one, somehow I lost it, I should replace it someday. I have not had a problem riding without it the few times I got caught in rain. Of course my leg probably protects the filter a lot during the rain cause if it's location while I am riding.

 

The oil on your filter is enough to keep your jugs dry for the most part. I've been thinking about this though: making a custom sock out of some kind of breathable material and waterproofing it. It would open up alot of doors for what you could make your ac look like.

 

Used the waterproof sock on my 4WD truck and it works...filter never even gets dirty...just wipe the sock clean.

 

I read a post earlier where someone cut the leg off of an old pair of bicycle shorts and used it as a rain sock.Looked pretty good.

 

Depends a bit on the filter. If its the dry HD filter then a sock isn't too bad an idea just to protect the filter rather than the engine itself. If its an oily K&N then don't worry about it for riding, a bit of water sucked in does zero harm whatsoever. However, when parked in a monsoon, you might want to stick a plastic shopping bag over the filter to prevent the slight risk of some water pooling inside the filter.

I have ridden many times in foul British weather with open filters and never once has it been a problems. Now the electrics, that's a different matter...

 

part nr is 28728-10 am getting one so don't have to second guess. better safe than sorry when the rain comes pouring. Most times am worried about the plashes for other rides.