[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by katflap

...spud

you have caught me out on your other questions i wasnt paying enough attention when i took the seats off .
it looked like to actually change or clean the air filter element the whole air box might as you can see in the picture there is a centre seem running vertically which might be the only way to get to the element.
regarding the side covers i agree they are not orange on the inside . however the orange covering looks very good...

...The orange side panels are less flexible so would probably crack at the fixings if they got a beating !

If the orange side cover is blocking access, you might need to remove the left pannier before you can remove the side cover to access the foam air filter. Zongshen has recently modified the left side cover, and split it into two parts.

As with my Zongshen ZS200GY-2, the upper side covers are probably manufactured from ABS, instead of polypropylene. Since they are painted, they will probably fade in the sunlight. I repaint the upper side covers on my Zongshen Sierra every year or two for this reason.

Please check the front fender and the rest of the plastic on your bike. All of the black plastic is probably polypropylene, which is good. The fuel tank is metal, so it won't present a problem. I'm hoping only the upper, rear side covers are manufactured from ABS.