Critter hangout

[peterz]

Pulled this out of my 06 V-Strom today. Nasty looking thing. Original to the bike I believe. Changed out @10.880 miles. Bought the bike with 6700 miles in 12/2019. You would think or maybe not the dealer would have checked this out. Bike ran well with this in it should run a whole lot better now. OEM filter did it's job. Air box is pristine.

 

[Al st1100]

Pulled this out of my 06 V-Strom today. Nasty looking thing. Original to the bike I believe. Changed out @10.880 miles. Bought the bike with 6700 miles in 12/2019. You would think or maybe not the dealer would have checked this out. Bike ran well with this in it should run a whole lot better now. OEM filter did it's job. Air box is pristine.

looks like someone moved in in the last 8 months

 

[Sheriff41]

Good thing they didn't get inside the engine. One good rev and the cage behind you would have been blinded with bug splat!

 

[SMSW]

I bought my V Strom with an aftermarket exhaust system, and the PO gave me the OEM one, as well. I wanted a centerstand, so the Giannelli system had to go. After installing the OEM hardware, I fired the bike up and a fountain of pink arced15' out of my garage. Seems related critters had taken up residence in the muffler. Good thing the bike's exhaust was aimed out the door....

 

[Frosgarage]

I had some small ground squirrels eat through my air filter. They were living underneath the pillion seat as well and chewed through some wires to the ecu. I could smell the urine when the bike got hot. Cleaned everything up, Fixed the wires, new filter Installed. I don’t smell it anymore.

 

[Obo]

If you're lucky they only eat and nest in the air filter and air box. The ones that eat the wiring are another story.

 

[aldntn]

The air filter on my 09 Vstrom (bought new) collected bugs rocks and assorted stuff. I put screen mesh over the intake "snout" and eliminated pretty much all that undesired stuff.