I've always claimed that swapping an XS650's stock air filters for good pods (OK, Unipods, the rest, not so much) made no difference to how well the bike ran.
Back in the spring of 2015 my XS650 reawakening involved a complete carb cleaning and putting the stock airboxes back on was such a hassle that I gave up and robbed two Unipods off my dormant XS11 instead.
Well, it didn't seem to make a noticeable difference so that's what I posted.
Just last week I decided to resurrect my XS11 rig which meant robbing the two Unipods back off my XS650.
Which in turn led to reinstalling the XS650's carefully saved stock airboxes.
Took me all effin' afternoon to get those recalcitrant bastards back on but I finally got her done.
Fired the bike up after the stock airboxes were installed and it started easier, idled nicer and seems to run better all round.
Back in the spring of 2015 my XS650 reawakening involved a complete carb cleaning and putting the stock airboxes back on was such a hassle that I gave up and robbed two Unipods off my dormant XS11 instead.
Well, it didn't seem to make a noticeable difference so that's what I posted.
Just last week I decided to resurrect my XS11 rig which meant robbing the two Unipods back off my XS650.
Which in turn led to reinstalling the XS650's carefully saved stock airboxes.
Took me all effin' afternoon to get those recalcitrant bastards back on but I finally got her done.
Fired the bike up after the stock airboxes were installed and it started easier, idled nicer and seems to run better all round.