Modern Vespa : SoCal Area Warning: Clogged Air Filters

SoCal Area Warning: Clogged Air Filters

OP Mike @ NoHo Scooters UTC details Hooked Selling Genuine, SYM, Kymco, and Sachs. Keeping LA's modern Vespas on the road! Joined: UTC Posts: 122 Location: North Hollywood, California
OP Mike @ NoHo Scooters Hooked Selling Genuine, SYM, Kymco, and Sachs. Keeping LA's modern Vespas on the road! Joined: UTC Posts: 122 Location: North Hollywood, California	UTC quote Everytime there are fires in the area we see bikes coming in not running right. This can be caused by ash and smoke clogging up the air filters, and in worst cases the carburator. The fires we are currently having are the worst I have seen in LA. Just a heads up to local scooter riders. Positive

Desmolicious UTC details Ossessionato Joined: UTC Posts: 3727 Location: Venice Beach, CA
Desmolicious Ossessionato Joined: UTC Posts: 3727 Location: Venice Beach, CA	UTC quote Excellent advice! Didn't think of that.

UNO UTC details Member GT200L Joined: UTC Posts: 36 Location: Pasadena, CA
UNO Member GT200L Joined: UTC Posts: 36 Location: Pasadena, CA	UTC quote so that's why my scoot was feeling 'chuggy' this morning? what to do to fix it?

jimc UTC details Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44959 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA
jimc Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44959 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	UTC quote Clean the air filter!

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The GTS workshop manual cleaning burb :

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Remove the filtering element and clean it with wa-
ter and shampoo; then dry it with a clean cloth and
short blasts of compressed air. Finally, immerse it
in a mixture of 50% oil of the recommended type
and 50% petrol. Then gently squeeze the filter el-
ement between your hands, allow it to drip and
then refit it.

The oil is specific 'air filter oil' found in most motorcycle shops.

Regards
Harvey

Wangta UTC details Ossessionato '10 GTS 300 Super, '79 Vespa P200E, '04 Vespa PX200, 2011 SportCity 300 Cube [Sold] Joined: UTC Posts: 2923 Location: San Francisco, CA
Wangta Ossessionato '10 GTS 300 Super, '79 Vespa P200E, '04 Vespa PX200, 2011 SportCity 300 Cube [Sold] Joined: UTC Posts: 2923 Location: San Francisco, CA	UTC quote jimc wrote: Clean the air filter! Wiki?

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Really good advice!

We have a lot of road construction going on all over the island and a lot of dust has been kicking up as a result. I told my mechanic that the scooter sounded and felt a little "off" the other day... so he checked the air filter. It was pretty dirty from just plain old road dust! He cleaned it up for me and she purrs along just fine again!

Wangta, I don't think how to clean the oil filter is in the Wiki ... it may be there but I just haven't found it. However, the shop manual says: "The filter sponge should be cleaned with water and mild soap, then it should be dried with a cloth and slight blows of compressed air."

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Harvey wrote:

The GTS workshop manual cleaning burb :

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The oil is specific 'air filter oil' found in most motorcycle shops.

Regards
Harvey

Same procedure for an LX. My scoot is under a covered porch and has still gotten a lot of ash on it overnight. I've been riding in this crap, too. It's gross.

TrafficJammer UTC details Ossessionato 2008 Teal LX125 ... 2007 Red LX150 ... 2010 Yellow LX125ie Joined: UTC Posts: 3311 Location: Tortola, BVI (Caribbean)
TrafficJammer Ossessionato 2008 Teal LX125 ... 2007 Red LX150 ... 2010 Yellow LX125ie Joined: UTC Posts: 3311 Location: Tortola, BVI (Caribbean)	UTC quote ericalm wrote: My scoot is under a covered porch and has still gotten a lot of ash on it overnight. I've been riding in this crap, too. It's gross. Geeze Eric ... I feel for you guys out there and wish you all the best. Very scary stuff those wildfires! I hope they get them put out sometime soon!

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175mws The Host with the Toast Joined: UTC Posts: 7199 Location: SoCal	UTC quote Thanks for the heads up. just a shame that Hwy2 was just reopened all the way to 15 freeway and fires have closed it. it is the best riding road we have in the area

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drewteague Ossessionato Joined: UTC Posts: 2813 Location: Austin	UTC quote Mine's due for a service pretty soon here, so of course I'll be doing the air filter too. Thanks for the note, Mike!

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