If the element has any tears or breaks, replace the element.

Air Cleaner
Air Cleaner Oil DrainingCrankcase Halves Assembly
Install:
Crankshaft (see Crankshaft Installation)
Connecting Rods (see Connecting Rod Installation)
Using a cleaning fluid, clean off any oil or dirt on the mating
surface of the crankcase halves.
Apply liquid gasket to the mating surface of the lower
crankcase half as shown in the fi ...
Inquiries to Rider
DFI Diagnosis Flow Chart
Each rider reacts to problems in different ways, so it is important to
confirm what kind of symptoms
the rider has encountered.
Try to find out exactly what problem occurred under exactly what
conditions by asking the rider;
knowing this information may h ...
Battery Removal
Turn off the ignition switch.
Remove the front seat (see Front Seat Removal in the
Frame chapter).
Slide the red cap [A].
Disconnect the negative (–) cable [B] and then positive
(+) cable [C].
NOTICE
Be sure to disconnect the negative (–) cable first.
Remove the band [D] ...