Zilonis
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Yesterday the weather was beautiful here in New England and I had been waiting on a fun day of Sunday riding all week. After taking care of the dogs and some other things in the morning I got all my gear ready then headed out to the garage. Wiped off some bugs from the last ride, checked the chain and tires, Great! Ready to ride!
Start the bike and boom! a mouse EJECTED itself from the airbox landing about 5 feet past the front wheel and then it quickly scurried under the cars. WTH!
Knowing what these little buggers can do I killed the motor immediately, took off my gear and pulled the ol' FTR back into the garage. The pictures below summarize what I found, needless to say I was not thrilled at all. Unfortunately all motorcycle dealers in my area are closed on Sundays and no local auto parts stores carry the replacement air filter.
If anyone has seen or come up with a way to block the air intakes I'm all ears. Might have to fashion some kind of screen to prevent this from happening again.
Start the bike and boom! a mouse EJECTED itself from the airbox landing about 5 feet past the front wheel and then it quickly scurried under the cars. WTH!
Knowing what these little buggers can do I killed the motor immediately, took off my gear and pulled the ol' FTR back into the garage. The pictures below summarize what I found, needless to say I was not thrilled at all. Unfortunately all motorcycle dealers in my area are closed on Sundays and no local auto parts stores carry the replacement air filter.
If anyone has seen or come up with a way to block the air intakes I'm all ears. Might have to fashion some kind of screen to prevent this from happening again.
