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Summary: Remove a motorcycle filter element in order to replace the bike’s air filter; learn how using the expert tips found on this free DIY motorcycle-maintenance video.
Jesse Grahm is an Assistant Manager at a Tampa Bay motorcycle performance shop. He is experienced in both performance upgrades and maintenance of street bikes.read more
"Hi my name is Jess Graham and here in Tampa, Florida on behalf of Expert Village this is how to replace and maintain your air filter in a motorcycle. This particular filter that came off a 2001 Suzuki TL 1000 requires you to unscrew it. You see the difference between a paper filter. This particular filter you would want to dispose of and buy a new one. You can not reuse it. And the particular filter on this bike which is a 2007 Yamaha R1 simply, remove it and it is a mesh wire filter so I can reuse it. All I have to do is clean and reuse it and it simply just a slides to right out."
eHow Article: How to Remove a Motorcycle Filter Element