Air Filters

[khales]

Hey guys, Where would be the best and cheapest place online to get an air filter for my 77?

 

[drewpy]

yamaha, i think they are still listed part # 1L9-14451-00

you can also google the part number and see what happens

 

[Gate]

http://www.partsnmore.com/parts/yamaha/xs400/?filters[category]=carb&filters[model]=xs400&filters[fitting]=custom&filters[year]=1977

as close to oem replacement as i could find, but work very well on my '78 400-2e

 

[sharps09]

This is the best price I can find. I think your size is 54mm.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/480/28129/ITEM/Emgo-Clamp-On-Air-Filter.aspx

 

[mcrowell75]

http://www.partsnmore.com/parts/yamaha/xs400/?filters


WOW!!!! Is this place legit?

Canadian from what I can tell. Those prices look great. $8 to ship to the US!?


Those air filters are interesting. Paper or cloth-like material?

If anyone buys them, Some good pics and a review would be great.

 

[khales]

Thanks for links and input guys. I actually ordered a set of those from Partsnmore and just waiting on them to get here right now. I also ordered a set from www.oldbikebarn.com too. The filters from oldbikebarn.com are foam just as the orginal part. Not sure which I'm going to use but I wanted to see which would work best.

mcrowell75: I'll let ya know when the filters from Partsnmore come in. Should be interesting to see what kind of material they are.

 

[mikeybikey82]

if partnmore is legit, then.......DAMN! those prices slaughter ebay, and for brand new.
Mike

 

[drewpy]

I've used partsnmore loads, good company and export to the uk

 

[hardtailed77]

I've bought from them in the past as well, but not for the XS. Pretty good service there, and like you guys said......the prices ROCK!!!!

 

[Gate]

yep, partsnmore is legit, i ordered some kits and filters from them a few weeks ago in prep for spring. the filter necks are a little short, but a little persuasion and they work real nice

the filter material is a thick paper. i think they might last a couple seasons if you clean them gently

oh, and the petcock repair kits ROCK for the stock vaccuum petcocks. i hate manuals

 

[khales]

Well I got the air filter in from partsnmore today. It's a good product but the fit is a little off. Once I put it in the stock casing and tried to fit it to the intake boot from the carb it was a little too short. Guess I'm gonna be ordering some oem filters now to get the right fit until I can get some of the junk out of the way to fit K&M filters on it.

 

[Gate]

try removing that cheesy rubber bushing. it's not going to be a deep fit, but there is enough room for the clamp to keep a good bite. it's not going anywhere (unless you ride around without side covers all day long, lol

 

[mcrowell75]

So here's the next quetion.

Do these filters have the proper airflow to make the bike run OK with stock jetting?

 

[Gate]

they seem to flow pretty good. granted they're still restrictive, but slightly less so than stock foam filters. you *shouldn't* have to rejet, but you milage may vary compared to mine. i'm running a 78 xs400-2e, and they ran just fine until one of my coil packs fried yesterday.

 

[mcrowell75]

Thanks for all the good info on this thread.

I'm thinking I need to jump on these filters.

I'm getting nowhere with jetting for my filter pods.

 

[Joel]

I bought a set that looks identical (but ordered from a local shop) and when I went to install the one, the mount busted. They're a lot cheaper than the Yamaha ones in price and quality.

 

[xschris]

The stock (yamaha) ones are not that bad in price i think i paid like $50 for a pair of them a few years ago.

 

[Joel]

Really? I was just quoted at a local shop at $80 for a pair. I'd love to find out where you got yours.

 

[ahale2772]

I got 15* angles UNI pod filters from bikebandit for 30bucks shipped to my door, great filters with a two piece design that is easy to clean

 

[xschris]

Just found the bill for them dated 3-24-06 they where 21.17 each at lane's yamaha in watkins glen ny. I know that it was 5 years ago but that would be a big price jump.