CA77 Stock Air Filter Mod - Stupidity or Brilliance?

[teufelziege]

Hi there,
In the process of getting my 1963 CA77 up and running. I want to do a nice restoration, but I feel like I just want to get on the road right now. So I've been fixing stuff here and there just to get it road worthy. To complement that fact, I am also trying to do all of this on the cheap. So when I saw on ebay replacement air filters running for around $40-$60 I thought I could do it for less.

I had the original air filter, but most of the paper had corroded off and the wire mesh was bent up. I tore off the rest of the paper element and ground down the epoxy to metal. I then purchased a green UNI sheet filter for $13 and cut it to size. I then hot glue gunned it all the way around. I then worked in some filter oil. Now that I think about it, that might have been a dumb idea to do that since it will be difficult to clean. Oh well, this should hold me over until I get some more money for a "proper" solution. Or, I may just stick this out. I think it came out pretty nice.

[davomoto]

Brilliant! You could use no toil filter oil and cleaner. It's a breeze, me and all my dirt bike buddies are hooked! We clean our filters after every ride in the summer dusty conditions, and it makes it pain free!

davomoto

[Gunner_CAF]

Nice work! I rebuilt my CB77 filters It took an afternoon, but it saved a few bucks.

Gunner