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[QUOTE="motometal, post: 433027, member: 24727"]
I run 32:1, and have used mostly plain old Suzuki two stroke oil ($3.75/qt) with the exception that I went thru a gallon of Klotz R50 last year.  No real preference between these two other than the R50 smells more interesting.  People tend to be afraid of the Suzuki oil because they figure they need synthetic, or that it's too cheap to be good.  It rocks!

My engine sees the powerband on a regular basis, but it's not like I ride in sand with a paddle tire tapped in 4th all the time.  I don't ride in too much dust, I either lead or back way off.

The air filter is only cleaned when it starts to look really dirty.  I try not to let it go until it gets caked, but occasionally this happens.  With changing the filter every ride, there is more chance of dropping dirt in the boot than really doing any good.  As long as the oil is still doing it's job in the filter, dirt shouldn't make it's way through.  When I clean my filter, there is never any visible dirt on the inside.  I use Silcolene filter oil, with grease smeared inside the boot.  Greasing the sealing surface isn't needed unless the metal ring is really warped (it shouldn't be).

My methods may not be the best, this is what has worked for me in the long run.
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