Hello friends,
Here my newest modification, which I thought was going to be purely cosmetic in nature, So Wrong! :Shrug:
The air cleaner comes in chrome or black, and the spike is available in a couple of designs, I went with chrome and spiraled vent openings.
It’s a bonus that you can clean and reuse the filter element on the spike air cleaner; I’d say I think it flows better than the stock paper air filter to boot.
Yes I have added a spike air cleaner to my 2006 VTX 1800S, I read several other posts on installing a spike air cleaner.
I like the others really like the look it adds to the bike, but after installing and taking it out for a test ride found something more. :wave4:
First off others had posted about issues with leg clearance, I say bull! :ranting:
Yes, the air intake elbow sticks out a bit further than the stock air cleaner, but it’s in front of your leg and is not an issue (unless you’re got legs like a grasshopper).
Ok, enough suspense,
epper:
On the test ride I found that the rush of air into the spike air cleaner, when under open throttle would give the bike a power surge that I could both feel on the bike as well as hear from the spike air cleaner.
So I have no spec. numbers or time sheets to prove this power boost to you all, but from the seat of my pants to the new roar of my motor, I telling you it’s there.
So, if you have been thinking about maybe getting one of these to replace your stock air box, I say, go for it, it’s not just for looks! :surf:
Hi, the first photo shows the spacing, I hopped on the Trike in shorts and socks for this one.
Till next time, David Hilton Ret. USN ETC/SS
Here my newest modification, which I thought was going to be purely cosmetic in nature, So Wrong! :Shrug:
The air cleaner comes in chrome or black, and the spike is available in a couple of designs, I went with chrome and spiraled vent openings.
It’s a bonus that you can clean and reuse the filter element on the spike air cleaner; I’d say I think it flows better than the stock paper air filter to boot.
Yes I have added a spike air cleaner to my 2006 VTX 1800S, I read several other posts on installing a spike air cleaner.
I like the others really like the look it adds to the bike, but after installing and taking it out for a test ride found something more. :wave4:
First off others had posted about issues with leg clearance, I say bull! :ranting:
Yes, the air intake elbow sticks out a bit further than the stock air cleaner, but it’s in front of your leg and is not an issue (unless you’re got legs like a grasshopper).
Ok, enough suspense,
epper:On the test ride I found that the rush of air into the spike air cleaner, when under open throttle would give the bike a power surge that I could both feel on the bike as well as hear from the spike air cleaner.
So I have no spec. numbers or time sheets to prove this power boost to you all, but from the seat of my pants to the new roar of my motor, I telling you it’s there.
So, if you have been thinking about maybe getting one of these to replace your stock air box, I say, go for it, it’s not just for looks! :surf:
Hi, the first photo shows the spacing, I hopped on the Trike in shorts and socks for this one.
Till next time, David Hilton Ret. USN ETC/SS
