Hello guys to my limited knowledge as for as i know these are two common type of motorcycle
air filter or cleaning system one i know is Paper airfilter also known as maintenance free
airfilter and other is Foam typre air filter in pakistani motorcycle the two most famous bikes
Honda CD70 comes with paper typre airfilter & Honda CG125 comes with foam type filter
other honda bikes deluxe and pridor also comes with foam filter in suzuki bikes GS has foam filter
and newly introduced international GD110 has paper filter
my last bike honda deluxe and now currently i own pridor
what i have observed about these foam filters owning these two bikes
the only advantage of foam typre filters is less cost as their life is long mechanics say
it can serve till lifetime of bike but when i searched on net i came to know yes there life is long
but they need to be maintained properly cleaned properly if the procedure is not followed properly
foam can get damage and this could result in quick wear of engine or simply not good for engine
Now cleaning the foam type filter is not the easiest or enjoyable task
it takes lot of time & needs to be done properly if not done properly immediately
you feel loss in bikes performance a choke filter can result in bad patrol average loss in bikes acceleration
and i have observed this personally even if you master in cleaning it properly yet again the problem is taking
out time of hours in cleaning it what if you go to ustaad log for this believe or not
i don't think there is single ustaad in pakistan who would clean the airfilter properly
from what i have learnt little bit on net and have personally observed the work of 3 honda trained machanics
they follow the worst procedures for cleaning it so simply bottom line is no
mechanic can clean it for you its you who need to take time and clean it properly
On the other paper typre filter known as maintenance free filters you can understand
why they are called maintenance free means they don't require maintenance
you don't need to take out hours to clean them you just need to replace them
and you are good to go if the filter is not very dirty you can
just clean it with air no need to wash it and than leave it for drying for hours than oiling it
the only disadvantage that i have observed in these filters is the cost you need to pay to replace it
so every tuning or suppose the mileage 1000km you need to change it and pay for it
i am guessing no idea of current market CD70 filter cost around 40,60 rupees genuine
so if you ask me my personal thoughts after keeping two bikes with foam filter mechanism
man i will pay happily and purchase new filter rather investing hours to clean filter
and much better installing fresh filter and immediately you are ready to go and your bike can breath easy and free
*First of all my question is from you guys kindly tell which filter you like or will prefer to have in bike?
*my others questions to AHl & for you guys too why they are giving foam filters when there not a single mechanic can clean
such kinda filters properly they are rather destroying these filters and they are not easily available in market
specially the foam filter of bike as pridor un proper cleaning of these filters can badly effect reduce engine life
and you immediately feel loss in bikes performance so why to give such kinda filters in bike?
why not introduce paper filters in there others bikes too? which can serve better properly
this is directly related to bikes performance and its engine life so its an serious issue
My final thoughts i am really frustrated using bike with foam type filters
i really wanna have a bike with maintenance free filter i would happy paying some rupees
for my bike and give it a new filter
Now in the end one request if my thoughts about these two kinda filters are wrong
please explain i wanna know what are advantage & disadvantages of these two filter
in contrast to each others i have shared my point of you it may be wrong and i want to
gain more info about these two typre of filters
Honda CD70 Air filter
Honda Pridor 100 Air Filter
Suzuki GD110 Air Filter