Triple airbox

Dennis

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On a 1979 triple, does the airbox just sit on the two tabs in front of the battery? Seems it would just shake loose. There is a hooked tab on the top of the airbox which I assume is for a rubber band; if so, what would the rubber band hook onto? Can't see where it would go unless it loops around the two pins which hold the electrical box. Any ideas?
Dennis
 
Hi Dennis, I (and many others, I hear) run the airbox without any mounts - the box can crack if is fixed down. Just let the airbox be pushed back rearwards against the frame by the 3 rubber carb-to-airbox rubbers. I will stay there and not escape. HTH, Paul H.
 
Hi Dennis

On my Jota (81's) I've the same system of fixation. The airbox sit on the two tabs in front of the battery

I have a hooked tab on the top of the airbox, and I fixed the top to the airbox with 2 olds O-rings to the two pins which hold the electrical box

I do that since 2 years without problem. The down of box not crack

And as Paul said, you have a help (in addition) by the airbox pushed by the 3 rubbers against the frame

Cheers

Xavier
 
Thanks for the information on this. Now all I have left to do is connect the fuel lines and a few other small things. Tomorrow this bike should roar back into life; first time for many years I think.
Dennis
 
From memory, without nipping out to the Garage at this time of night, the front part of the box is supported at the bottom, by two clips that fit, (poorly!) onto two tags welded onto the vertical frame tubes, about six or seven inches below the tank supporting rubber domes, (the ones that push into the vertical frame tubes behind the carb's)
The top part of the box has a hook that uses a large O ring, (Hoover band?) to hook over two thin rods welded either side of the central top frame tube, in-between the aforementioned tank supporting rubber domes.
This helps hold both halves of the box together by backward pressure of the whole thing onto the frame tubes, as well as the inlet rubbers.
This may be overkill, but if memory serves me correctly, it helps hold the airbox in place/together while you wiggle the inlet rubbers into place, (if you are using the internal plate and damping rubbers, utilized for EU Type approval/noise considerations I suppose, "Heaven Forbid!" then it weighs considerably more, so it provides additional and maybe unnecessary extra support)
 
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