If you swap out the standard battery for a 5 or 7Ahr Yuasa you can make room under the seat. You can use the standard mount and orient the thing so that it doesn't empty itself on our hand every time you change it.

So Bob, did you move the filter so you had room for a tie rod? Jim

So Bob, did you move the filter so you had room for a tie rod? Jim

comnoz wrote:So Bob, did you move the filter so you had room for a tie rod? Jim

There was that.. Aside from the inconvenience and the mess of changing the filter in the stock location though, I worried every time I changed it that some dirt got its way into the mount or filter. (I spent half my professional life in front of a laminar hood. The scars we carry).
The fact is, words fail me to describe how cool it is to simply reach in and swap out a filter with my bear hand, no strap thingie, no dirt, and no roll of oily paper towels, did I mention dirt?

Thanks for the link Jean



I wouldn't have thought having the filter located (travelerjerry's mod) there, would have a detrimental effects. Both the Guzzi's I recently owned and the Speed Triple have their filters out of the airflow. I suppose one could always make a copper sleeve with some fins attached and a bit of thermal paste, or gap pad. Hmm...There's a thought...


Steve

Gee Jim, that sounds like the answer to several problems (applications) I have, thanks for the tip. How long do you run them between changes (on the street) and what do they cost?

I don't remember what they cost. I bought a case of them when I was a reseller and have been working on the same box since. They were not real expensive though. In line with a good quality spin-on. I changed them like any other oil filter when I change the oil. One a year with sythetic oil. Jim

Sounds great, TVMI !

To prevent sand, mud and crud getting flung onto the oil filter mount , over the swingarm pivot and back of the gearbox, I took out the back wheel , cut out a strip of rubber from an old inner tube about 5 inches long, drilled the lower part of the guard about an inch above its end, pop rivetted the rubber flap so that the flap now covers the gap between the swingarm and end of the guard and just above the filter. It doesn't interfere with the tyre, is not visible and sure does keep that cramped assembly of parts pretty clean. (But I won't do the front guard, only Poms do that).

Mick

So Mick, whats a Pom.

Prisoner of her majesty I believe.

My 72 combat built in June of 72 came factory equipped w/ a spin on filter system installed.
I change it every season which consists of 600-1000 miles.
Not much hard ride'n but oils cheap.
Filters provide good protection too.
Even the race guys have a filter and they tear em apart allot more than we do.
Marshal

Boy, that really clears it up.

So what is a WOG?
I found it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wog
Dave