MZ 500 Country air filter mod with new BMW filter

[Little General]

I know there is a write up on using the bottom from a can to install a new filter in the MZ Country since there are no specific filters available. Being a plumber, I put my spin on the conversion. I used an old plastic paper box and drilled a 4" round hole in the back. I put the round disk that I drilled out in a vise to hold it and drilled a 2" hole in the 4" piece. Then using the original round metal center piece from the old filter, I put it all together and tightened it up. Her are a few pics. I used a BMW part number 13 72 1 342 355

[breakwellmz]

Nice.

[Puffs]

Well done!

The problem is finding a paper filter with a suitable ID (& L); I'm surprised to hear that aren't any alternative suitable filters available.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

i have found that the air filter for my rt125 or traveller are not sold by anyone in the usa

and the clutch and brake levers fit only mz

only 1 place for chain sprockets that knows what your talking about an stocks some

clutch cables very hard to find

[Little General]

As to the air filters, my brother in law is the vice president of Wix filters international. He is from Germany and I had him look for me a filter and even cross reference the dimensions to another readily available filter and he found none. But , I m sure he didn't try very hard either ...lol

[Puffs]

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