Originally Posted By: Zedhed
Why do some people clean their air filter with soap & water but all other parts with solvent? Solvent isn't going to hurt the air filter, why the obsession with not using solvent on foam air filters?
I mean, nobody suggests using soap and water on bearings, or other greasy parts why just the air filter? Could someone explain this infatuation to me? I've always cleaned all parts in kerosene (or naptha) and using gloves when cleaning, I've never had any issues....
dude you are totally clueless on how notoil works.
you can pour gasoline into a notoil filter and the oil does *NOT* come out!!! it is one of the selling points. last time i looked, gasoline was a solvent. sometimes used to clean regular oil out of air filters. does not work on notoil at all.
overfill a tank at a gncc/enduro/hnh and have the gas wash your air filter clean? no thanks.
i think i still have my pics of how dirty the notoil can filter out. i remember one race 2 years ago where i came to a stop because i could not see my triple clamp. i worry more about my lungs than i do the bike. the uoa proved that the silicon level was below 10.
i carry a ready racing filter in my bag just in case. *IF* i were to use something other than notoil it would be maxima fft.
http://www.readyracing.com/