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"S&S"
Style Air Cleaner
WHY? With
the installation of the MaXair kit I removed the ugly stock air
cleaner. I must admit that I liked the clean, muscular look of the
bike without it (see pics below), but I thought that the classic,
retro look of the S&S teardrop air cleaner would be a nice match
with my bike. The cleaner would be decorative rather than functional,
since the K&N pod filters included with the MaXair kit handle
that job. My goal was to mount a teardrop cleaner and make it look
like a stock application.
After the
MaXair install--no factory air cleaner
THE PROCESS.
I
found an aftermarket teardrop air cleaner on eBay and snagged it for
$25. I had planned on fabricating a bracket, but as I looked at the
stock mounting points I wondered if I could utilize some of the
pieces of the stock cleaner. I disassembled it and found that the
bottom plate (see pics below) could be used to mount the new cleaner
and bracket.
The major
parts of the stock air cleaner--I'll use the one on the left
I mounted the
bottom plate to the stock mounting points. I took the mounting plate
from the new air cleaner and positioned it on the stock plate. I
drilled two holes through it and used two of the stock screws to
fasten it to the plastic bottom plate.
Here is the
bottom plate installed to the stock mounting points
Here is the
mounting plate for the new cleaner bolted into place
Now all that
is left is to put the new cover into place.
Here is the
new air cleaner bolted into place
A nice
alternative to the stock air cleaner!
RESULTS.
Really nice. I know that appearance is subjective, but I like the
retro look of the teardrop cleaner.
WORTH THE MONEY?
Absolutely! The whole project was done for about $25. I only wish
that all my V Star mods were so inexpensive. |
