600 miles back and forth?
on a honda shadow
what are the risks?
no dirt roads just interstate ect ect
2007-07-03 04:41:12 · 15 answers · asked by meghanlovesben 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Why do this for 600 miles? What you will spend in gas on this 600 mile trip you could buy a air filter. But its your sled, do what you think. To make it fair to the bike, ride this 600 mile trip with no shirt,no sunscreen.
2007-07-03 04:52:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bugs, stones, dirt and what ever is flying around when you are riding down the highway can get sucked into the carbs and into the combustion chamber and wear out and/or damage your engine prematurely without air filters.
Have you ever noticed drag racers cars and bikes have the open velocity stacks with a round ball that fits in the stack while the bike/car is parked for display? This is to keep any foreign object out until they are ready to race. And the tracks are cleaned prior to racing. You don't have that luxury on the highway.
You could be riding along on the highway and a dirt hauling truck could be up ahead dropping all kinds of dirt and little stones and you suck some of that stuff into your intake and suddenly you hear a screech in your engine and then she begins to cover the road behind you in blue smoke and cover you in oil and then you learn how important an air filter would have been.
2007-07-03 04:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by blastabuelliac 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think the interstate might have quite a bit dirt on it. There is a lot of fine tire tread remnants, fine dirt, bugs, ect. In my experience running sans filters affects the jetting as well, but I could be wrong there. Just my own personal view. Hope this helps. Bill.
2007-07-04 03:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it looks like you heard it all. Thing is the way the air filter chamber is located on that bike even though it's not a very wise thing to do, you probably wont have too many things sucked into your engine. Why do you need to remove the filter is my question.
Anyway for a short trip like that i doubt you'd do much harm.
Geezz how did we manage to make those nasty old choppers with nothing but velocity stacks covered by a piece of screen last so long?
2007-07-03 08:00:22 · answer #4 · answered by pappy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not the wisest choice to make. Besides the particles of dust and dirt that are in the air, there are the bugs, and of course, if it rains, the possibility of getting water mixed in the air/fuel mixture will hurt performance, if not knock out the engine all together. It would be the same as if you stuck your head out the window with your mouth open. It may seem like fun, till you get something that is rammed down your thought, but then it's too late.
2007-07-03 04:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You definitely need an air filter. Although the air seems clean, there are a lot of particulates that you are bringing right into the engine. Over time, this is going to eat up your cylinders causing excessive oil consumption. Air filters are a lot cheaper than rebuilding the engine.
2007-07-03 04:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by John H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think that even dirty air filter is better no air filter at all.
If you can't get a replacement air filter right away, take your old crudy one out. Smack it on the pavement a few times to try and dislodge as much crud as possible. If you have access to an air gun or air compressor (like at a service station) blow out as much junk as you can.
Even a dirty air filter, cleaned to the best of your ability, would serve you better then no air filter all. At least you are continuing to provide your carbuerator with "some" crud filtration.
P.S. Some good air filters, like K&N are meant to be cleaned up and reused. You can get special air filter cleaning kits at most any auto parts store.
2007-07-03 04:52:37 · answer #7 · answered by V-Starion 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead and do it! The only thing that will happen is that road dirt, dust, grit, bugs, and sand will find it's way into your cylinders, causing excessive wear or worse. It'll eat at the venturies of the carburetor, and ruin that too! That will mean one less rice burner on the roads.
2007-07-03 06:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever noticed while riding with an open face helmet or a half helmet, the amount of sand and bugs that contact your face? Particularly while riding behind another vehicle. I don't think I would like to have these particles enter my engine or carburetor. If you ride with a full face helmet, try what I suggest and you'll see what I say is true.
2007-07-03 06:10:48 · answer #9 · answered by John S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should never operate any engine with out a air filter. You may as well take the spark plug out and pour some sand in.
2007-07-03 04:50:19 · answer #10 · answered by ohio44903 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋