I went to fit a Arlen Ness Big Sucker air filter kit to my 2011 Heritage and discovered an electrical plug that appears to go to a servo motor that operates a flap on the original air filter housing??? I think... Can anyone tell me its purpose, more importantly can I get rid of it and it would have been great if the "simple instructions included" were actually included in the kit. I can figure the rest out ok, but the electrical part and whether I can do anything with it have stalled proceedings somewhat. Cheers and thanks in advance.....

Don't you love technology. That is the Active Air Intake... Yes you can get rid of it. How ever you will throw a code and it will need to be disabled in the ECU. Meaning, take it to the dealer and get the AAI switch turned off. or if you have a TTS you can turn it off your self. If you are getting the bike tuned then they will sort that out when they tune it, just let them know

Thanks gents, that's all the info I needed and wanted to hear. Now I'm going for a ride, c u on the road....

It is "Euro 4 spec" noise reduction piece of nonsense that we don't need in Australia !!

You can get a "blanking plug" with resistors in it that will stop any fault code

OR as said you can get the dealer to "disable" the active air using the dealer computer

OR use a TTS or SEPST tuner to do it yourself

You'll have to do 1 of the three !

Big joe sells the eliminators for the exhaust and intake

I fitted the same filter on my 08 Heritage I got a blanking plug for the conection [stops the fault code] your new filter should have a slot on the backing plate at the rear which this conection can be attached to and gives the appearance that it is still connected.

www.bigjoechoppers.com.au/eliminators.html

Funny thing is I have done the electrical tape el-cheapo job until I can get an eliminator/blanking plug and there are no fault codes to be seen???? and the bike is going like a train... Thanks Daggs for the link, I found them ok and will be ordering one very soon.

Funny thing is I have done the electrical tape el-cheapo job until I can get an eliminator/blanking plug and there are no fault codes to be seen???? and the bike is going like a train... Thanks Daggs for the link, I found them ok and will be ordering one very soon.

Maybe just maybe the dealer has "disabled" the active air before you got the bike.

They can do that, but usually only if you ask them to , not as a matter of course

Was it 100% stock before you fitted up the "new" system ?

Yes, bike was brand new, bog stock when I picked it up 6 weeks ago. I will ask them about it when I get home next week. I did get them to disable the exhaust flapper thingy when they completed the first service, maybe that disables the intake flapper thingy too????? I'm big on technical terminology too, in case you hadn't noticed....

Yes that will explain it. "Active air and Active exhaust" will have been "disabled" at the same time.

The dealer just has to select or de-select them in a drop down menu.

Some dealers do it automatically at PDI but not the majority

You could just use the IED wires to richen up the fuel mix

Used to be the best bang for the buck, and maybe all you'll need mate. Try the link below. I used to supply them in WA but I've been a TTS man for yonks now or I'd still be using them !

http://www.nightrider.com/parts/

Just had a look on the nightrider site and you are probably right in that it is all I would need. I have been in touch with the TTS manufacturer and they said probably late March they will have a unit to suit my model. I think I will wait until then and spend my pennies there, once I have saved them up of course.... The TTS has had such good reviews on this forum that I think it will do all I want and then some, so am happy to wait until it becomes available. Thanks for the tips and advice though Retro, it is very much appreciated.
Cheers,