if i order an airfilter for my lakota sport i know that i have to put it somewhere in the airbox. but idk where. do i just shove it in there and ride?

 

there should be one in there now. Just put the new one in the same way. I don't know how your machine is setup but im sure it goes only one way. My air filter is like a canister, it put the large open end towards my carb.