Johns F800Gs
Gregs 1150GS
Steve's Buell Ulysses
Let's talk DUST. Serious dust for days. I rode in the back because aboard my bike was GPS # 2. I know dust.
Here's the most interesting thing : After a few long days in the dirt we all checked our air filters outside our hotel. Greg, who rode behind John, found a filter completely clogged with dirt in his GS. Greg's air inlet is down below the tank on the GS and seemed to act as a vacuum due to it's placement.
The Buell, even though it was in the back of the pack had very, very little dirt in the filter. It was like the dirt wasn't even reaching it. Riding the next day I noticed that the air intake, since it's smartly located behind the fairing, receives much cleaner air by virtue of it's location behind the fairing/instrument cluster.
John's F800GS had very little dust in the filter due to the fact that he was riding in front, and also, like the Buell has an intake located high & center on the bike.
John tapped his filter in the ground and it was clean. Greg had a tough time getting the dirt out of his. I had so little dirt that I just wiped it with a damp rag to remove the small amount that collected on the left side near where the air was routed in. See the three-four dark fins on the left in the pic.
These pics were taken in Boise City Ok about 900 miles and 5 days into the trip.
(Posted by Steve)
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