K & N

[seb421]

while ive got the dosh and got my exhausts and dyno jet kit, is it worth while i get a K & N at the same time fit them all and have it jetted

what if any are the advantages with the K & N air filter over stock, better fuleing? More power? Sound?

Cheers guy's

[Jonesey]

As far as I could tell when I had one, the only real advantage is that you'll never have to buy another air filter.
I didn't really notice any other effects of having it in there, so I went back to OEM.
I would say it's just down to the individuals preference.
Chris.

[benny hedges]

is that a k&n cone filter or one that fits in the oem airbox?

different induction sound as well - or at least it is on my mg bubble.
used to know the guy who made all the placcy bases for k+n filters but he went bust.
wonder who makes them now???

[seb421]

is that a k&n cone filter or one that fits in the oem airbox?

i was refering to the one that fits in the oem airbox, i know they often make a diffrent noise when used with a car but not sure about bikes.

[Beamish]

Do a search on K and N, there was many an hour spent arguing the toss over the merits and cons. My advice is go with a BMC or Stock. If you dabble with a Kand N get the bloomin thing dyno'd.

[Zakalwe]

Cheapest place for K&Ns is Calsport's eBay shop. £85 quid everywhere for my Blade...£58 delivered from Calsport (OEMs are £55!)

[warby221]

Got a K&N and cans on my storm
Never had a problem although some have posted that they’ve had problems setting them up
Pro’s take it out clean and oil it once a year and you don’t need to replace it and it flows a little more air
Con’s take it out clean and oil it once a year (when will they invent a self cleaning air filter)

[Jbrebel]

I'd agree with Warby-it's biggest benefit is that you don't have to keep buying replacment filters.

Do a search like Jim says-there are tons of posts on this very subject

[seb421]

erm, im still using my original filter (23,600 miles) as far as i know it has never been changed, ive cleaned it my self but its still the original looked okay last time i looked at it.

is this bad?

[Jbrebel]

As far as I know the filter should be replaced at 12,000

[Phil-VTwin]

erm, im still using my original filter (23,600 miles) as far as i know it has never been changed, ive cleaned it my self but its still the original looked okay last time i looked at it.

is this bad?

You can only clean the surface dirt off, not the particles that have embedded themselves in the filter.

yeah, get it changed

[sirch345]

erm, im still using my original filter (23,600 miles) as far as i know it has never been changed, ive cleaned it my self but its still the original looked okay last time i looked at it.

is this bad?

You can only clean the surface dirt off, not the particles that have embedded themselves in the filter.

yeah, get it changed

I agree. I change mine at the recommended intervals normally. It didn't look that bad at 12,000 miles, but I could tell the difference a new one made. I also washed the little foam filters inside the air box at the same time, but make sure you dry them fully before refitting.

Chris.