Air filter

macleay · 01-06-2017, 10:47 PM

Hi. I am a new owner (2007 Vulcan 1600 nomad) and was checking out my bike. I removed the air filter cover and there wasn't any filter! Is there some aftermarket item I need to look for, or should I just get a filter? And do I get the round filter or the other one? (kinda squished looking filter)

**plumber63** · 01-06-2017, 10:53 PM

There is only a filter on the left side as seated, under the chrome cover. The right side is just a open area that allows the air into the throttle body and hold the cold air solenoids. The filter is a D shape one. There is some intake modes or upgrades you can do.

DragonLady58 · 01-07-2017, 05:19 AM

Yea, ma kawa did the rightside empty thing with sensors and solenoids, a crossover tube connecting to the left side air cleaner....mostly to kill intake noise and to create the right amount of intake restiction for emissions....

redjay · 01-07-2017, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by macleay

Hi. I am a new owner (2007 Vulcan 1600 nomad) and was checking out my bike. I removed the air filter cover and there wasn't any filter! Is there some aftermarket item I need to look for, or should I just get a filter? And do I get the round filter or the other one? (kinda squished looking filter)

Which cover did you remove, left or right as you sit on the bike ?
Does your bike have an aftermarket intake with a filter on the rear brake side (right side) ? If so this is the only filter you need. The left side can be left without the stock filter (kinda squished looking filter).

You only need one filter or the other, not both.

The aftermarket intake kits usually have a reusable air filter that can be washed and re oiled (K&N). A K&N kit can be bought for this purpose.

https://www.amazon.ca/Filters-99-505...n+cleaning+kit

macleay · 01-08-2017, 02:13 PM

thanks everyone. no, no aftermarket filter. and it was the brake side cover i removed

cactusjack · 01-09-2017, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by macleay

Hi. I am a new owner (2007 Vulcan 1600 nomad) and was checking out my bike. I removed the air filter cover and there wasn't any filter! Is there some aftermarket item I need to look for, or should I just get a filter? And do I get the round filter or the other one? (kinda squished looking filter)

If you removed the right side cover, you didn't remove the air filter cover. The air filter is on the left side. Read the owners manual and get familiar with the bike.

Navigator · 01-09-2017, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by macleay

thanks everyone. no, no aftermarket filter. and it was the brake side cover i removed

Same thing happened to me when I bought my gently used 07. I removed the right side cover because I've had several Harleys and thought "WTF?" I read the owners manual, saw that the air filter was on the left side and realized what a completely brain dead design the stock intake is.

Vulcan Bill · 01-10-2017, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Navigator

Same thing happened to me when I bought my gently used 07. I removed the right side cover because I've had several Harleys and thought "WTF?" I read the owners manual, saw that the air filter was on the left side and realized what a completely brain dead design the stock intake is.

+1 on that. All that crap just to install a cold weather high idle circuit. What we're they thinking.

Navigator · 01-11-2017, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Vulcan Bill

+1 on that. All that crap just to install a cold weather high idle circuit. What we're they thinking.

So there was a reason. I just thought it was some idiotic Japanese engineer trying to figure out how to make an intake inefficient as possible with 3 90 degree turns before the air enters the throttle bodies. :)

sg67 · 01-11-2017, 10:37 PM

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So there was a reason. I just thought it was some idiotic Japanese engineer trying to figure out how to make an intake inefficient as possible with 3 90 degree turns before the air enters the throttle bodies. :)

It is true that if one compares with an air intake on an sport bike : almost vertical direct with a large air box. The engineer had to put his children to draw the air duct of the 1500-1600

macleay · 01-12-2017, 01:35 PM

Glad I wasn't the only one! lol. I did look at the manual, but it was mainly a glance. I "knowingly" open the right side expecting to find the filter.
Live and learn. Thanks for the responses.

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plumber63 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 989	There is only a filter on the left side as seated, under the chrome cover. The right side is just a open area that allows the air into the throttle body and hold the cold air solenoids. The filter is a D shape one. There is some intake modes or upgrades you can do. __________________ Troy Donat VBA #02401 2015 Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad black(sold) 2016 Salem, Antlers, 2017 Eureka Springs, Lake George, Antlers 2018 Custer NR, Antlers
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DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,351	Yea, ma kawa did the rightside empty thing with sensors and solenoids, a crossover tube connecting to the left side air cleaner....mostly to kill intake noise and to create the right amount of intake restiction for emissions.... __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride!
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macleay Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Oregon Posts: 32	Glad I wasn't the only one! lol. I did look at the manual, but it was mainly a glance. I "knowingly" open the right side expecting to find the filter. Live and learn. Thanks for the responses.
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