I agree that on a GS you would need to do a daily check on the air cleaner in very sandy conditions. But the SE's filter is a lot bigger and can accumulate a lot more dust, and will need less maintenance on a trip. I have never had to replace or clean a 950 / 990 filter on a ride, but I have done some cleaning on the 1200 filter, and I replace it about twice between scheduled services on my 1200. I think the air intake is in a bad place too on the GS, compared with the orange ones.
Agree with Dom, these are realities that riders need to be aware of and manage them for best performance and reliability of the bike.
I do agree the air intake snorkel is badly placed on the GS's ...
Both agree BMW require cleaning sometimes on a daily basis, it is kark design, to the extend Big Dom took it up with BMW.
Big Dom, the one item I would not like to disturb too often is the air filtration system, esp. on a offroad trip.
Sorry Dan I know we have bumped heads here before but once again you are talking KAAAAARK!
Why not clean the airfilter? It is common sense and really a five minute pisseasy job to get out on a HP2, and if a servicable variety (recommended for such trips IMHO) probably another 5 to clean and maybe 10 to dry in the sun. A real no-brainer and I can assure you what will "disturb" you is when the machine cannot breath properly anymore because the filter is caked and you faark someting beeg up!
Absolutely...you need a clean airfilter for the bike to perform, ..fortunately running rich is not so bad as running lean, but it is still a crappy design, and a consideration when you buy a bike for gravel travel..
Cleaning an airfilter out in the boondocks also poses risk, it is not a clinical environment, and being less than ideal, exposes the operation to risk. A fairly common mistake is not seating the element properly.
A point...no mention has been made of BMW being shit...just the design, and that being by the BMW rider.
Big Dom, about talking kak, if you have to clean HP2 filter everyday in sandy/windy/dusty conditions, it explains perfectly why their engines would fuck out! It is called dust ingestion and it is FATAL !!
This is exactly what I mean when I say that KTM has the offroad pedigree, they know what works offroad.
Not even the GermanBMW engineer understood how important air filter placing on a offroad bike is!
Or why tappet covers do not work for crash bobbins.
Go stick your crash bobbins where they fit best - will help with the kakpraat!
What I said was that your assertion that it was a bad idea to "disturb the air filtration" too often was pure pollycock. I also said that there was an easy remedy for the intake placement (there is no problem with the placement of the actual filter - that is the KTM problem!) You can be sure that the KTM's on the PD get theirs cleaned daily ...and yes even BMW have some inherited "offroad pedigree" from the PD. Maybe you need an earwax or hearing aid? 
Thread going south...subject should be debated maybe in "Bikes and Workshop"...or discussed, hopefully without a "..but once again you are talking KAAAAARK! "
Betreffende jou oorspronklike vraag oor HP2's waarvan die enjins kak:
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Die antwoord...sonder ego, die feite.
My opinion, HP2 is a visually stunning sight, but try out the SE....it feels a lot smaller, almost nimble compared to the HP, what I would look for if I were more dirt orientated...
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