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frame on the other side. Any bit of rubber is
going to rub against the shock and the frame.
So I mounted a UNI air filter directly onto the
carburetor. I didn't like this for several rea-
sons, but I figured it would be a temporary fix
while I finished the bike and could do some-
thing better later.
I got the bike home and the next day I want-
ed to test out that theory. After all, that 's the
quickest test — take off the air filter and ride
it down the street. After a quick ride around
the block, I found the bike much more respon-
sive and very crisp sounding. This was definite-
ly at least part of the problem. I looked to find
air filters I could use and how to extend
piping into the air box. Having anything
directly attached squishes it up against the
shock and would prevent any decent air
flow.
I settled on a rubber connection to a
90-degree elbow and a K&N 70mm six-inch
angled air filter. This fit it right into the air
box with a little bit of sawing to open up
the space for the piping. Maybe in the fu-
ture I'll have a custom air box built for this
purpose. I'm building another bike in this
same frame, a Zabel 700 and since it has
the same carburetor, I'll run into the same
problem.
