What is the best air filter protection for sand and water?

Discussion in 'Common Items on Husqvarnas: Tires/tubes/grips/etc' started by Teeszy, Dec 3, 2016.

  1. Teeszy Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Crescent City, California
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 SM510R , 2016 FE501S
    When looking at air filter prefilters i see there are offerings specifically for wet application, for sand, and for dust. On the Northcoast we have a lot of sand (beaches and dunes and a lot of trails nearby with bits of sand as well) Not a lot of dust as it's usually pretty damp round the redwood forest but that brings me to the engines next enemy.. moisture. If the humidity is high all the time, would it be adventageous to run the rain cover?

    I'm so confused by all these options lol. If you're riding sand and the humidity it hovering around 80%, which prefilter would do best at protecting against both?
    I like to believe the filter and it's oil does a good job in that closed up airbox but I want to protect this engine as best I can, especially if I ever wanna open up some holes in that sidecover.

    Thanks for reading, Peace.
  2. shawbagga Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Eaton, Western Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    2018 Gasgas XC250
    Disposable hairnets oiled up!
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  3. NCSteve Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Appalachia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 WR300 13 WR165
    Other Motorcycles:
    02 XR250R 00 XR100R
    No sand here, but 3 months of drought and was extremely dusty this summer. Did a race down state and visibility was less than 10' when in the pack. PC filter skins with NoToil work great for me. :cheers:
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  4. flyingbob Administrator

    Location:
    USA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    01 WR360_02 WR250_12 WB165_17 FC350
    Other Motorcycles:
    01 VOR400_07 TM450_22 GG250_07 Tuono
    DT1/Moose PJ1 oil; 3hour GNCC in Florida, nothing got past it.
    Worried about moisture, Maxima FFT.
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  5. NCSteve Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Appalachia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 WR300 13 WR165
    Other Motorcycles:
    02 XR250R 00 XR100R
    Those look like very good filters :cheers:
  6. Teeszy Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Crescent City, California
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 SM510R , 2016 FE501S
    I got 3 of the DT-1 triple layer foam filters for sand and mud coming in the mail. I usually use noToil oil. I like the hairnets idea lol, also Filterskins look like a cool product. thanks for the ideas guys!
  7. Trenchcoat85 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Northern NorCal
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '14 TE 310R
    Other Motorcycles:
    '85 shovel, '75 DT400, '97 XR400
    water, in the form of humidity, is not a problem at all. Set up your filter for a dusty SoCal ride.... being on the Humboldt coast just means you won't hafta clean your filter as often.

    Good luck with the DT-1 (i'm old-school enough where that name almost bugs me; hell, I own a DT-4). I'm a Uni fan, but on Italian huskys I think TwinAir did a better job.
  8. flyingbob Administrator

    Location:
    USA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    01 WR360_02 WR250_12 WB165_17 FC350
    Other Motorcycles:
    01 VOR400_07 TM450_22 GG250_07 Tuono
  9. NCSteve Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Appalachia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 WR300 13 WR165
    Other Motorcycles:
    02 XR250R 00 XR100R
    Interesting that the NoToil filter did better then TwinAir! I'm just about to order up a couple of new filters. Thanks!
    :cheers:
  10. jo360 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    perth australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1983 exc framed wr430 engine
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 520exc
    I use motul filter oil mega sticky and have to clean with solvent, would steer clear of no toil in very dusty conditions esp if riding a 4t.
  11. shawbagga Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Eaton, Western Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    2018 Gasgas XC250
    Iv always bn a staunch user of motul but tried the Fuchs silkolene from SCA n gotta say its pretty good! Runny like water but goes tacky AF!
  12. robertaccio Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    San Diego, Ca
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 Husqvarna TE300i
    Other Motorcycles:
    99 HusqvarnaTE610, 94 Husaberg FC501
  13. robertaccio Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    San Diego, Ca
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 Husqvarna TE300i
    Other Motorcycles:
    99 HusqvarnaTE610, 94 Husaberg FC501
  14. River-Runner Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE511, 2012 TE310
    Other Motorcycles:
    2015 KTM690 Enduro
    This is such a simple thing that works pretty darn good.

    I've been using the PC Racing filter skins on our two KTM 690's with the Rottweiler Air Intake System. This system uses a big elonggated foam filter. When we were down in Nevada with flour dust last summer, I put two layers of the skins on the bikes. It was really dusty, when we got home after two weeks, I changed the skins like three or four times, nothing came out of the Rottweiler main foam filter.
    I've been using oiled hair nets over the TE511 filter - it is a weird size - seems to really help there as well.

    This is something I will keep using for sure.
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