The filter housing sits right under the pivot bolt at the rear of the tank, in front of the battery, so the tank will need to be removed.
Might be an idea to get someone to support the tank for you as you'll need to undo the front tank bolt then lift the tank up, switch the fuel tap off underneath the tank, then unplug the fuel gauge connector, and carefully prise off the fuel pipe. Probably best to do with a reasonably empty tank otherwise they can spill fuel when pivoting.
There will still be fuel in the pipe so use a rag to catch it, and do all this preferably when the engine is cold or cooled down.
Then you can remove the rear tank bolt and carefully remove the tank and lay it down gently in a low down safe place.
Under that rear pivot bolt you'll see a rubber cover, this surrounds the air box. You'll need to take each side panel off as they both push into this cover.
After that you need to pop out the cover from the frame and pull it all upwards, it's literally just a sheet of rubber to protect it all from water so just pull it up out of the way, it'll become quite obvious what needs to be done.
Then under that is the airbox housing which has a lid with 4 screws, undo them, pull the lid off and you'll see your filter which just pulls out.
Clean any gunk that might be in the box then drop the new one in and reverse the whole process, it's all quite simple really.
Don't forget to turn the fuel tap back on.
Personally i'm going to recommend that you purchase a K&N air filter, even if it's just for money purposes and also the fact that you won't need to touch it again for 50,000 miles.
But also, if you do, i want you to come back on here and tell fazersharp "What a difference!" it makes to the general feel and better throttle response of your bike, not that i'm trying to sway you at all.
Either way DO NOT buy a cheap air filter, i have done so in the past and they're very hit and miss, get either K&N or OEM.
(NO PRODUCT PLACEMENT INTENDED :lol )
Might be an idea to get someone to support the tank for you as you'll need to undo the front tank bolt then lift the tank up, switch the fuel tap off underneath the tank, then unplug the fuel gauge connector, and carefully prise off the fuel pipe. Probably best to do with a reasonably empty tank otherwise they can spill fuel when pivoting.
There will still be fuel in the pipe so use a rag to catch it, and do all this preferably when the engine is cold or cooled down.
Then you can remove the rear tank bolt and carefully remove the tank and lay it down gently in a low down safe place.
Under that rear pivot bolt you'll see a rubber cover, this surrounds the air box. You'll need to take each side panel off as they both push into this cover.
After that you need to pop out the cover from the frame and pull it all upwards, it's literally just a sheet of rubber to protect it all from water so just pull it up out of the way, it'll become quite obvious what needs to be done.
Then under that is the airbox housing which has a lid with 4 screws, undo them, pull the lid off and you'll see your filter which just pulls out.
Clean any gunk that might be in the box then drop the new one in and reverse the whole process, it's all quite simple really.
Don't forget to turn the fuel tap back on.
Personally i'm going to recommend that you purchase a K&N air filter, even if it's just for money purposes and also the fact that you won't need to touch it again for 50,000 miles.
But also, if you do, i want you to come back on here and tell fazersharp "What a difference!" it makes to the general feel and better throttle response of your bike, not that i'm trying to sway you at all.
Either way DO NOT buy a cheap air filter, i have done so in the past and they're very hit and miss, get either K&N or OEM.
(NO PRODUCT PLACEMENT INTENDED :lol )
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