It has been a few years since I have put a new air filter in my 2006 Yamaha XT 225. Put a new one back in May 2013. So it was long over due for a new one. Went to the local motorcycle shop to order one. Had to order an after market one. Which is fine. Does the same job. Thought it would take a few to get here. But got it in a few days. Even with Canada Day in the mix. The one I got is from the company UNI Filter. You can see some pictures of the new and old one below.
Back when I had the inspection done on my 2006 Yamaha XT 225 in early May. Order a new air filter. New it was getting pretty bad. It has only been cleaned once since. So thought it might be time to just buy a new one. It cost a little under $9.00 so it makes more senses just to replace it then try and clean the original one. So today (May 28, 2013) I put the new one in. It is one of those easy jobs any one can do. Once you get the side fairing off. All you do in unscrew the air box cover. The pull out the air filter. The next step in to put the right kind of oil onto the new air filter. It key is to get it wet but not dripping. You squeeze into it. Do not ring it out. That will damage the filter. After that is done you take the plastic holder off the old filter and put the new filter on it. Then put it all back together. This is only about a five minute job. Why pay someone when you can do stuff like this yourself. Check out the pictures below and you will see how dirty the old one is.
New Filter Old Filter
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