I would probably be the poster child for that. I take care of the little thing, but some of the stuff they put in the manual is for the birds.

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Bill (04 DL1000) (03 WR450)

 

Here's my air filter at 18,000 miles. Doing the valve adjustment, plugs, oil change, brake pads, brake fluid,clutch fluid, sprockets, chain, coolant, tires, and general cleanup. HOLY CRAP this filter was clogged. Can't believe it was getting any air. Plugs looked good so the mixture wasn't too bad. This probably explains the crappy (36mpg highway) gas mileage.

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95 DS80 (son's)
01 KTM Duke II
03 XR50 (joint custody with son)
05 KX250F
06 DL1000

How in the hell did the acorns get in there?

Squirrels.

looks to me like someone/ thing was livin in der ------Just wonderin:

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AKA--banzai
THE WASP
03 DL1000 grip puppys power commander polished wheels K&N filter black motor lots of powder coated parts, Leo's load of stainless nutz & boltz--so far

That's what I was wondering. It doesn't make any sense. This bike gets ridden weekly and is always parked in my attached garage. No squirrels, birds, mice, etc.in there.......that I know of. A small bird does make sense though due to the fact that all the small black pieces in the pics are actually sunflower seed shells. Unless I had some really wild times riding through sunflower seed patches that I don't remember.....oh,.... this one time at band camp...

It does get ridden on FS roads and "improved" roads but I can't figure out the acorns. I'll be putting some mesh screen over the airbox inlet when I button everything back up.

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95 DS80 (son's)
01 KTM Duke II
03 XR50 (joint custody with son)
05 KX250F
06 DL1000

if there were squirrels in there, there would be more crap, its easy to suck a bouncing acorn or 2 in while driving down the road, in a good acorn crop year, I've ridden down roads that rained acorns till the ground was covered, when they fall from an overhainging tree branch, acors can bouns pretty high and several times before finally settling on the ground

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RandyO
IBA# 9560
07 Strom 1k (54,xxx miles)
99 SV650 (135,006 miles)
82 XV920R
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject
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All those seed covers really give the appearance of a mouse patio. Something was picnicking there.

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Pat- The wolf with an E in grey.
2007 DL650 w/ABS AMA Life Member #755148

Wow, and I thought mine looked bad. Now I feel better, thanks for posting something worse. JK

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Kawidad
2007 DL1000K7
Farkles: Suzuki CS, Leo Vince, Givi screen, Givi crashbars, JCW top case, Moose ATV mid bend bars, Kaoko cc, SV1K clutch and brakes, RR wheel spacers, Murphs' brace,and more to come

I opened my Honda Foreman airbox more than once and has been completely full of acorns. Rats, squirrels, rodents of all kinds must love airboxes...