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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: ModChiP on January 31, 2018, 04:28:54 PM

Title: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: ModChiP on January 31, 2018, 04:28:54 PM
Is there a recommended replacement air filter and can i buy it online?
the original is expensive(17211-LEA7-E00).
tnx!
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: de dee on January 31, 2018, 04:34:44 PM
  I bought a DNA filter cost more but lasts forever,  with my milage would have used 4 filters  so one filter is cheaper, 
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: ModChiP on February 01, 2018, 09:37:45 AM
the DNA filter is very expensive, about 10 times.
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: jeeves on February 01, 2018, 10:55:17 AM
Have been using HiFlo filters for years, good quality and cheaper than OEM
This is for your scoot:


http://www.hiflofiltro.com/catalogue/model/5450

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Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: CROSSBOLT on February 01, 2018, 03:16:37 PM
Does Hiflo make air filters?
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: jeeves on February 01, 2018, 03:55:52 PM
Does Hiflo make air filters?
Yes, have them in my scoot and motorcycle.



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Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: CROSSBOLT on February 01, 2018, 05:18:34 PM
That is great, Jeeves! So here I am trying to find SOMEBODY who stocks the HFA5013 hiflo filtro for the DT300i and hit a stone wall. Motorcycle Superstore merged with J&P cycles and have this highly complex web that cannot find either the bike or the filter.
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on February 01, 2018, 05:19:21 PM
Does Hiflo make air filters?
Yep, ordered a few of the airfilters from the U.K. for my Burgman....
good quality but harder'n beegeepers to get them properly seated.
Stig
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: kneeslider on February 02, 2018, 01:28:53 AM
Does Hiflo make air filters?

Yes they make airfilters for the Downtown but note that they only make the it for the Downtown 200 models. The Downtown 300 runs a filter with a larger paper filament.
Title: Re: BUYING REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER AND OTHER PARTS.
Post by: Tromper on February 02, 2018, 12:43:34 PM
I couldn't find one on Racing Planet USA site, but I found one on their DE site.
Maybe hit 'em up and see if they can get you one or two for not insane shipping.

Beyond that I'd haunt ebay a bit, & probably end up buying a couple from the UK or something (saves on shipping to buy more than one.)

If you want the cloth filter route the KN filter KY-2911 should work, & could cost about two of the OEMs.
Depending on how often you re-oil it you'd come out ahead.
https://www.amazon.com/KY-2911-Replacement-Air-Filter/dp/B01M7PDM96 (https://www.amazon.com/KY-2911-Replacement-Air-Filter/dp/B01M7PDM96)
https://www.knfilters.com/search/applications.aspx?prod=KY-2911 (https://www.knfilters.com/search/applications.aspx?prod=KY-2911) - Note how extensive the cross reference is on this...If nothing else that might help with an ebay search.

I have a fabric filter for my B650, but I bought that before the aftermarket finally came through with an inexpensive paper filter for them.  I'd have gone with that if I didn't already have the fabric one.  They filter a bit better.

You final choice would be the cheapest, but take the most messing around.
Take your old filter to a FLAPS & do something like this.  http://symforum.com/index.php?topic=2436.msg33815#msg33815 (http://symforum.com/index.php?topic=2436.msg33815#msg33815)
I've seen that one with a car filter donor as shown, furnace filters, & sheet foam filter material like this https://www.amazon.com/Uni-Filter-65-PPI-Green-Fine/dp/B000ONZT5E. (https://www.amazon.com/Uni-Filter-65-PPI-Green-Fine/dp/B000ONZT5E.)
I've done the foam on my prior burger, but it went with it.  It's about the same filtering as a cloth one so I just bought a cloth one for my current one.
No idea what's best for your application but you get the idea.

Lots of folks on the BUSA forum did this & may well still do it.  Folks do this with their HD200s as well since the filters were tough to get for some time & the dealer one is insanely spendy. (Racing planet has an aftermarket one cheap if ya order a few.)

If you want to be extra fancy get some foam filter material (you can buy it by the sheet from a lot of motorcycle/power sports out fits), & use your frame as noted above with that.  That'd give you the equiv of the fabric filter for about the cost of a UK one use filter.