Airfilter for S50

[Mitch41]

Hi friends,

my name is Gabriel Honnert, 45 years old from Luxembourg, I ride and collect small Honda's since the age of 16. Usually I contribute to english forums but I have a question concerning my SS50Z K1 from 1971.

The carburator side of the intake silencer get's hard as a rock of time, due to the exposure to fuel, I suppose.

Is there a way to soften it again? Heat? Chemicals?

Or is there another popular solution with a bend tube and a K&N filter attached to it?
I wanth to keep the original appaerance with the filter inside the frame.

Sorry to write in english but I do not master the netherland's. I use the google translator.
English,german, french and luxemburgish is no problem.

Greeteings from Luxembourg, Gab aka Mitch41

[Saik0]

The easiest way is to steal your wife's hairdryer to heat it a little, then it should come off easily.

Other SS50 owners sometimes use a bend tube with a "powerfilter", also have heard of people using old dustcovers for the front springs to connect the powerfilter.

Hi friends,

my name is Gabriel Honnert, 45 years old from Luxembourg, I ride and collect small Honda's since the age of 16. Usually I contribute to english forums but I have a question concerning my SS50Z K1 from 1971.

The carburator side of the intake silencer get's hard as a rock of time, due to the exposure to fuel, I suppose.

Is there a way to soften it again? Heat? Chemicals?

Or is there another popular solution with a bend tube and a K&N filter attached to it?
I wanth to keep the original appaerance with the filter inside the frame.

Sorry to write in english but I do not master the netherland's. I use the google translator.
English,german, french and luxemburgish is no problem.

Greeteings from Luxembourg, Gab aka Mitch41

[roow]

Maybe you can put it into hot water (almost boiled)

http://www.loefbromfietsen.nl/system-lo ... r+and+ss50
Or buy a new one (Ebay, webshops)

[Saik0]

Depends on if the airfilter is mounted on the bike or not would be fun boiling your honda SS50 completely. LOL

[roow]

[niek is ik]

Maybe you can put it into hot water (almost boiled)

http://www.loefbromfietsen.nl/system-lo ... r+and+ss50
Or buy a new one (Ebay, webshops)

The one you can still buy today isn't original from a ss50. But from a new honda Benly(cd/cl50)
It fits on your SS50, and is the best alternative, when you want to have a new filter piece.

(i'm sorry for my bad englisch, i suppose )

[mirjam]

Wynn's car oil substitute has a solution to mix in engine oil to make the oil seals to soften. You can use this to soak de intake and it will soften.

Regards

[CB-viguur]

The new benly filters don't really fit, I took it out again when I tried to mount my carb to it.
The Benly has its carb in a much more horizontal position than the SS50

SS50 carb \| benly airfilter
doesn't fit nicely

[Kippenverver]

You could just use a cheap-ass powerfilter with a long tube.. Then it fits snugly in your frame, i use this too because the original filter takes up too much space.

Works beautifully in all conditions.

[Kippenverver]

For a large battery, wiring, cdi unit and because i don't like the damn thing.

[Lejon]

I've got an cheap-ass filter too. It used to be a Vespa powerfilter with long tube. But it fits perfectly in the frame. The only disadventage is that it makes a loud slurping sound.

Good Luck , Lejon.

[Jurrien]

You could just use a cheap-ass powerfilter with a long tube.. Then it fits snugly in your frame, i use this too because the original filter takes up too much space.

Works beautifully in all conditions.

Don't use a power filter. You don't want to be a chicken painter.