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UNI Foam Replacement Filter For The VT500...
J6G1Z:
Both of these filters fit inside the factory air box.
There is very little room under a VT Ascot fuel tank. There is a large common air intake plenum under the tank that takes up most of the room. I don't think your idea of hiding electrical components under the tank will work.
Good luck
J.
lennyway:
--- Quote from: J6G1Z on August 26, 2014, 09:14:42 am ---Both of these filters fit inside the factory air box.
There is very little room under a VT Ascot fuel tank. There is a large common air intake plenum under the tank that takes up most of the room. I don't think your idea of hiding electrical components under the tank will work.
Good luck
J.
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Some hours after I posted this I found out the the factory air box is located in the back.. Just bought my VT500 is my lame excuse, ha. The reason why I thought it was under the tank is because I saw on the dutch motor-forum.nl that a guy had a removed the air intake plenum under the tank and replaced it with two air filters. That made enough room to place the electrics that normally are placed under the headlamp. It seems like a very logical thing to do. Here are two pictures of that setup and a link to the topic. http://www.motor-forum.nl/forum/list_messages/359831/Honda-VT500-Ascot-1.html
J6G1Z:
Too bad I can't read the language in that link you posted. I wonder how well the bike ran after that modification. I removed my air box & placed a large UNI filter on the end of the common plenum. The bike wouldn't run worth a crap due to too much airflow. I've heard on another forum that those K&N type of filters that have the chrome end cap, can set up a bad resonance in the intake tract. I don't think that I would like having to pull the tank to clean the air filters.
Just about anything you do to modify the intake will upset the jetting & the bike won't run throughout the full RPM range without bogging or choking at a certain RPM. Trust me... I usually have to learn the hard way. I've had my carbs apart about 5 times lately to change the jets & I need to do it again at least one more time.
Here is another posting on the topic: http://ascot500.com/index.php?topic=123.0
If you're looking for a place to hide the electricals. There is some room under the rear upper fender or tail-piece.
Good luck
J.
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