April 9, 201511 yr Bondy, we are at 3 & I'm afraid to look at mine. No doubt they are not supposed to last forever, but you can wish. My 199 has the original air box although fiber glass & hot glue & some mods to front end, the sad truth is I have to tear down a bit as I will have to remove the air box in total to check the bellows hose properly. More good stuff to come later, Larry
April 10, 201511 yr Well here we go again with the 199 bellows hose. This arrived today so much for speedy mail; David is in Amarillo, Texas. This information is to try to help others , as 3 years ago we lost a fresh engine due to a split hose in a very dry West Texas event. Our new one only had a pin hole in the aforementioned mold line, but not taking any chances! Larry Edited April 10, 201511 yr by lbhbul
April 11, 201511 yr It could be worth sending an old bellows hose to csm restoration parts to have replicated with slightly thicker walls, they are always looking for rubber parts to reproduce http://www.claussstudios.com/index.html
April 11, 201511 yr Tony & Bondy. It would certainly be nice to have at the very least for whoever is mfg these had a liitle more quality control!!! We are getting our filter assy. in the states, however they are (by the packaging) from overseas. The new one above came yesterday & the dealer was notified (sealed package) of the problem. Hopefully he will give feed back to his supplier. Larry Tony thanks for the link. Edited April 11, 201511 yr by lbhbul
April 12, 201511 yr I have had an In Motion one in my Sherpa M199B for the last three years now and it is still fine. I have a brand new spare but I have not had to use it as yet. The one I had in before that was okay except the airfilter would not stay glued to the rubber so I used the rubber to go on a friends M199A standard airbox. That was a couple of years ago and it is still fine. So I would change where you buy yours from Larry. Graham.
April 12, 201511 yr Graham, I totally agree, the packaging should tell the tale, I would like to know who & where our poor ones are made so we could get better quality. The whole gist of this is to advise that we have had a serious problem that you cant see unless inspected as outlined, not trying to shoot anybody in the foot! I have not taken my own air box out yet (not in a loooog time) so I will certainly report on my findings. Good Luck to All Larry Bondy, please take a good picture of your new filter packaging in detail. Thanks Edited April 12, 201511 yr by lbhbul
April 12, 201511 yr Larry just checked the label looks to be the same so i have took the filter out the bag and looked close at it seems there are faults with them there is a slight in perfection on the seem off the bellows also a pin sized hole that has not gone through the rubber. so looks like you was correct and am glad i checked it now as i was putting it on a new Engine must be a fault from the place they make them.
April 12, 201511 yr What a job to repair dads poor weld , tear it all apart to retrieve the swing arm so the repair can take place properly. Bondy , thanks for checking the label , will check my 199 after the 92 is up on its feet again. Larry
April 13, 201511 yr We did get it back together after all, proper welds this time (not me this time). This old girl has a lot of history and still a lot to go. Will get into the 199 air box stuff tomorrow maybe?? Have a nice day, Larry
April 18, 201511 yr As promised to get on with the saga of air filter bellows hose problems, managed to tear old Red apart to get to the air box properly. Was quite relieved to find the hose all in one piece, as it had been years since having put a new one on (shame on me).On a brighter note my good friend received 2 new hose/filters (back order) and on careful examination found them to be OK!!! Same mfg. as the previous of course. Do hope you guys will contribute too Larry
April 18, 201511 yr Glad to see your bellows are not a problem! Time for reassembly and riding. Wish I were there. Just installed the 151 frame, swing arm, and wheel, that I picked up from Larry during our visit. A definite upgrade for the Rat. The original model 92 frame was bent badly. Swapped it for an alpina frame. Now swapped for a proper sherpa frame again. 3 frames in a year and a half. Tripp
April 19, 201511 yr Larry looks good i have same Air box original 1 made from plastic first ever 1 iv'e seen without any damage must have had a easy life. Edited April 19, 201511 yr by bondy
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