Has anyone put K&N cones on their hurricane. If you have do you have the part numbers and or advice on this. Thanks.

 

Try here , it's a swedish site but maybe you can find the numbers there.
http://motospeed.se/fs.asp

 

thanks but they didn't list the recommended numbers only for the stock air box filter. they showed the cone filters but not any suggested numbers.

 

Not a good idea. Sucking in all that engine heat. The original setup pulls in air from outside the plastic, much more efficient. Get a K&N that fits in the box.

 

well is there a trick to get the box in? the reason i am goin with the cone filters is because the airbox is so hard to put on the carbs.

 

Is the box away from the frame??? I have not figured that one out yet. I think the motor has to be dropped. I have not studied it in my book but it looks hopeless. This from a guy who just put his carbs back in this last weekend. Harder than usual, considering I seperated the carbs for the 1st time. I look at my book and reply again if I find the answer before I have to go to work.

Patrick

 

Dude, box goes in, then the carbs. I never take the box out when I remove the carbs, just take the bolts out of the intakes, remove them, take the crankcase breather hose off, take two 10mm out of frame for the box, take the clamps loose and push it back. Then take the clamps loose on the engine and pop off carbs. Then you can take off choke, throttle cables, whatever. This is assuming you took the fuel line loose and the tank off first. Installation is reverse of removal.

I've had the carbs on and off literally hundreds of times (or so it seems), and can get them off and on in like 20 minutes w/ plastic removal and install.

 

the procedure you describe is how i did it but the manifold tubes don't stay on the carbs like they should i actually had to run a strap around the box and the front of the engine to get them to stay on long enough to clamp. Also there won't be any plastics going back on the bike to keep the heat in. Any ideas, could the rubber of the air boxmanifolds be totally dead it is almost 20 yrs old. they are very stiff not sure if this is normal for this installation.

 

Mine are very pliable. You may, well hell, if you are not running plastic, if you could fashion some sort of shield that went blow the carbs forward to block the heat they might work. You might get a lean/rich effect when you move your legs, like on a CB750K with pods. You are going to have to jet your carbs if you go with pods though.

 

If you must go for the PODS go to a performance racing accessiries supplier and you can buy a all sorts of foils and blankets designed to keep away from parts. On my old GSXR I used a foil that was lines with a fabric. I cut 4 holes the size of the manifolds and wrapped it around parts of the frame to seperate the engine heat from the carbs.