REA #17 | Ebay 45 mm Pod Filter & 12 mm Crank Case Breather | Install & Test Ride on RE Classic 500 

I can not believe you just layed down a chrome cover face down on cement , what where you thinking?

Thanks for the cool-weather ride - it's 35 degrees in Chicago today, so much appreciated!

Sounds quick and smooth through the gears, nice one mate.

Just upgraded to the NGK spark plug and boot in part due to your videos. Got some other goodies coming by too!

That looks way better mate, and you created a nice storage compartment 👍

Based on this vid, I bought a pod filter for my RE500 it's beautifully chromed...planned on installing it....then saw a vid on the damage that happens to your pistons with inadequate air filtering... Pod filters or even just replacing the OE filter with a high flow K and N filter. Horrible. Piston scoring, Ring wear, Oil burning. It was pretty awful. There were very small HP gains but it doesn't seem worth it. They recommended sticking to the OE system...as lousy as it is. The small gains in power might be worth the risk if you were racing the bike on a track where every tiny advantage is important and the lack of dirt or grit on a competitive surface might mitigate the loss of filtering. Your roads in Tas seem to be just as gritty as mine, here in Oregon.

I have this fear that water will drown the pods and I’ll stall somewhere 🙀 Fantastic vid mate.

Fair play mate, helpful vids and plenty of food for thought. I wont be doing this one as no power tronic and I love Edith popping its part of the fun for me.

Sounds good, glad it worked out. He sounds a lot different than from the start 👌 Was it about this time last year you took us for a drive in the snow, also the road that was washed out by a avalanche. Another cold one today, stay warm & thanks for sharing m8 : )

Oh my days dougy is growing up fast. Damn that rain ☔!

Thanks!

Its 5c here in North Motton with snow on the Dials tonight, nice video anyway mate, and just think if you were a yank you'd have to wear rubber gloves to do that job :) well done

Very nice!

Nice Mods Sir. Hope you can put the CARBERRY VIBRATION REDUCTION PLATE & give an honest review.More Power & Ride Safe.

If the seat of your pants is tellin ya its runnin better I'm not gonna argue. If you're not goin off road the oiled filter should be ok Triumph told me that K+N's and the like weren't good for off road they recommended foam. The only concern I would have is you no longer have a negative pressure crankcase vent it's just vented to atmosphere if you oils not gettin dirty sooner then that's not a concern either. Hope your weather gets a little better Dug doesn't seem to care much about it.

G'day again. Have you tried repositioning your throttle sensor? The Torx screw at the bottom of the sensor loosens and lets you slide the sensor back and forth, telling the ECU to deliver more or less air/fuel mixture. There is a couple of good videos on RU-vid showing how to do it, using a mulit-meter and giving 'normal parameters.... I haven't done mine yet but will do in the next couple of days. Should help fix any residual 'popping' and help the PowerTronic get some more juice to the engine.

Dug just keeps getting better. Sounds great. The add on fuel commander, does it re calibrate the EFI to run richer? Do you have a vid of the Power commander install? Does it adjust to accommodate the shortened intake and the less restrictive exhaust?

Hey, could you throw some light upon the crank case breather? What's it's purpose? And the stock pipe that fits into that space, where did you mount that?

Hi I know its a while since you placed this video but as I recently bought a classic 500 2020 I am interested in updates for better performance . I already disconnected the breatherhose from the airfilter as made an sort of filter outside the box .the second thing is your replacement of the airfilter by a shorty . In your video I don't see an inlet air temperature sensor in the airbox which is vitel for the ECU to react on inlet air fluctuations (one of the reasons to get the breatherhose out of the airbox apart from being oily) my question is does your model doesn't have an IAT sensor.? Regards Chris

Hello Bro Really love your ride and mods you have done. May I know the model number of round K&N filter you have installed for combustion chamber, other than pod filter? M also looking forward to some DIY mods. Thanks

Seems I am about a year behind you on these mods (thankfully, as I can learn from your experience). You mention oil spray for the pods. Can you explain that in more detail please? Thanks

your bike is a FI engine.. I am thinking to fit 500cc carb to my 350 classic and change the jet, also fit a K & N air filter. with 19 teeth front sprocket. what do think?

Hey mate. Won't the crankcase pod mean water and such can get into your oil?

Hi, the Crank Case Breather don't have problem ride in the rain? Very nice your videos! Greetings from Brazil!

Hi tas, are there any benefits or drawbacks to having a crankcase filter? Any maintenance involved with them? Thanks

How can I clean my crankcase breather

Nice! Can you tell me name for two filters?

What happened if it will wet by rain ???

Y'know, I'm surprised that no one manufacturers an intake air filter with a connection where you can route the hose from the crank-case. That would seem to duplicate the OEM crank-case vent routing and prevent substances from entering the crank-case through the vent filter. My only real concern about this upgrade is (as a few comments have made) liquids and small particles entering the crank-case through the crank-case filter (though of course the filter traps the big stuff). How has your oil been looking since this upgrade?

As I have enquired about what you did with the existing breather pipe, so too Askay More below asked the same question. I have reviewed the video and cannot find what you did in the conversion. Sorry for the repeated question but in a "How To" video a more detailed explanation would-be appreciated. Again your efforts are recognised and appreciated..

You need to upload vedeos daily to increase your suscribers