I wash my filters in gasoline and then soap and water. I've been doing it for 50 years with absolutely zero issues. I imagine there are cheap filters out there that are put together with glues that may dissolve if immersed in gas but I've never run across them. Gasoline may not be the very best choice but it's usually available in a pinch if your favorite filter cleaner is not. I was a certified Yamaha mechanic for 7 years and during that time we used solvent, again with no issues. The solvent was used weekly on our race bike filters. Thanks for the video and all others regarding the Rmax.
Thank you for the comments. I too use to wash my CR125 filters in gasoline until I noticed that they started to come apart, the glue and inner foam would start getting weird. So I just stopped. Maybe it was the filters being cheaper, if memory serves they were either UNI or CRE Absolute. I forget, it was back in the 90's. Thank you for watching and commenting, it's appreciated!
Thank you so much for your comments! That is what I like to hear! Yeah, it seems like a pretty good product, I'll probably order a few more! And thank you for watching, it's greatly appreciated!
Will do! And thanks for watching! RMAX is still a beast, took it on a trip last weekend and it did fine. Heavy amounts of dust and I was honestly pretty impressed with the Tusk filter, I'll probably purchase a few more when I go back down to Hatfield. You're going to enjoy the RMAX, not knocking the Honda, the Pioneer is a great machine, but the RMAX is far more capable in the woods. Hope you're enjoying the machine!
@@BarnStangz That’s good to know that the tusk filters work good especially at the price. Yeah the Honda was a good machine, i trail more than anything else so the Rmax made more sense for that kind of riding and still having a dump bed when needed. It’s partly your fault that i ended up with one. 😁. Still breaking it in but i think it’s going to be a fun machine. Thanks, keep the Rmax videos coming.
@@markflaugh2293 Thank you so much for the kind words and I'm sure Yamaha is glad you purchased the machine from my vids, lol! But yeah, in all seriousness, it's a great trail machine, one of the best. I have so much fun when I'm out in Hatfield with it! But yeah, do some proper break in heat cycles, dump that oil and then have fun! Thank you so much for watching the videos, it's greatly appreciated!
@@BarnStangz I did read the manual and plan on trying to break it they way they recommend but it going to be hard to resist pushing on the skinny pedal for a little. Question: How offend do you ride in low range? I have seen a lot of different information on the subject with the Rmax and the ultramatic. It’s my 1st cvt coming from Honda.
@@markflaugh2293 You can give the machine full blasts of the throttle, just don't hold it wide open for more than a few seconds, then back off. Pistons rings like load, so it's okay to do that, you just don't want to blast down your road at 70 MPH for 10 minutes. The ONLY time I ever use low range is when I'm pulling a trailer here on the farm, or a long technical hill climb. When I'm at HMT, I keep it in high 2wd almost all the time. I'd say anything under 5-10 mph for a LONG time, low range. The Yammie CVT is the best in the business, the engine braking is really good! Looking forward to hearing how you like the machine once you put some serious miles on it!
You mentioned a maintenance spreadsheet. I would be interested to know what you are using. I have a file of everything I've done but a spreadsheet would be a good idea.
Thanks for watching! My maintenance logs are pretty simple, I use a Google spreadsheet and I just have a lot of different tabs at the bottom for each car/truck/dirt bike/RMAX etc. I have the Date, Maintenance Performed, Notes, Miles, Hours, Cost, Parts listed on the columns. Just pretty standard stuff, and I like how since it's on google docs I can look at it where ever I'm at. I'm sure you'll find something like this useful as well. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
I wash my filters in gasoline and then soap and water. I've been doing it for 50 years with absolutely zero issues. I imagine there are cheap filters out there that are put together with glues that may dissolve if immersed in gas but I've never run across them. Gasoline may not be the very best choice but it's usually available in a pinch if your favorite filter cleaner is not. I was a certified Yamaha mechanic for 7 years and during that time we used solvent, again with no issues. The solvent was used weekly on our race bike filters. Thanks for the video and all others regarding the Rmax.
Thank you for the comments. I too use to wash my CR125 filters in gasoline until I noticed that they started to come apart, the glue and inner foam would start getting weird. So I just stopped. Maybe it was the filters being cheaper, if memory serves they were either UNI or CRE Absolute. I forget, it was back in the 90's. Thank you for watching and commenting, it's appreciated!
Been running tusk oil filters for 15 years in quads and have had no issues. Glad to see the air filter is a good option for my rmax.
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Thank you so much for your comments! That is what I like to hear! Yeah, it seems like a pretty good product, I'll probably order a few more! And thank you for watching, it's greatly appreciated!
Plz revisit this & keep us updated. Just traded my Pioneer on an Rmax and will be using your video’s for all the info i need.
Will do!
And thanks for watching! RMAX is still a beast, took it on a trip last weekend and it did fine. Heavy amounts of dust and I was honestly pretty impressed with the Tusk filter, I'll probably purchase a few more when I go back down to Hatfield. You're going to enjoy the RMAX, not knocking the Honda, the Pioneer is a great machine, but the RMAX is far more capable in the woods. Hope you're enjoying the machine!
@@BarnStangz That’s good to know that the tusk filters work good especially at the price. Yeah the Honda was a good machine, i trail more than anything else so the Rmax made more sense for that kind of riding and still having a dump bed when needed. It’s partly your fault that i ended up with one. 😁. Still breaking it in but i think it’s going to be a fun machine. Thanks, keep the Rmax videos coming.
@@markflaugh2293 Thank you so much for the kind words and I'm sure Yamaha is glad you purchased the machine from my vids, lol! But yeah, in all seriousness, it's a great trail machine, one of the best. I have so much fun when I'm out in Hatfield with it! But yeah, do some proper break in heat cycles, dump that oil and then have fun! Thank you so much for watching the videos, it's greatly appreciated!
@@BarnStangz I did read the manual and plan on trying to break it they way they recommend but it going to be hard to resist pushing on the skinny pedal for a little. Question: How offend do you ride in low range? I have seen a lot of different information on the subject with the Rmax and the ultramatic. It’s my 1st cvt coming from Honda.
@@markflaugh2293 You can give the machine full blasts of the throttle, just don't hold it wide open for more than a few seconds, then back off. Pistons rings like load, so it's okay to do that, you just don't want to blast down your road at 70 MPH for 10 minutes.
The ONLY time I ever use low range is when I'm pulling a trailer here on the farm, or a long technical hill climb. When I'm at HMT, I keep it in high 2wd almost all the time. I'd say anything under 5-10 mph for a LONG time, low range. The Yammie CVT is the best in the business, the engine braking is really good! Looking forward to hearing how you like the machine once you put some serious miles on it!
You mentioned a maintenance spreadsheet. I would be interested to know what you are using. I have a file of everything I've done but a spreadsheet would be a good idea.
Thanks for watching! My maintenance logs are pretty simple, I use a Google spreadsheet and I just have a lot of different tabs at the bottom for each car/truck/dirt bike/RMAX etc. I have the Date, Maintenance Performed, Notes, Miles, Hours, Cost, Parts listed on the columns. Just pretty standard stuff, and I like how since it's on google docs I can look at it where ever I'm at. I'm sure you'll find something like this useful as well. Thanks again for watching and commenting.