I know why don't you use what I like, and I'll use what you like?
Answer is "YES!" If I remember, I'll check my records as to when I put my K&N in my bike (when the first air fliter replacement was needed) and I've got 167.6+K on my bike. I don't remember how often the filters are supposed to be replaced, but I figure I've gotten my money's worth out of it. Got a great idea Larry. Once I swap engines (I plan to at 200K) you can come down and tear down the topend of the old engine and see if there has been unreasonable wear from using the K&N filter!I know why don't you use what I like, and I'll use what you like?
I do agree with your comments. I have used K&N filters on Harley Davidson's for years, and as long as you didn't over oil them, they worked ok, but then again, the average top end life on a HD is 40K. I have a question for you though, and I mean no disrespect at all, do you think the money your saving on filters will balance out the cost of engine work down the road? The old saying, you pay now or you pay later comes to mind.
You've got a deal! I'd love to tear into an engine on a stand. Sound like fun.Answer is "YES!" If I remember, I'll check my records as to when I put my K&N in my bike (when the first air fliter replacement was needed) and I've got 167.6+K on my bike. I don't remember how often the filters are supposed to be replaced, but I figure I've gotten my money's worth out of it. Got a great idea Larry. Once I swap engines (I plan to at 200K) you can come down and tear down the topend of the old engine and see if there has been unreasonable wear from using the K&N filter!
Kool! It's a deal then!
4:I hear you there....life wasted commuting to and from work!Kool! It's a deal then!
As for lots of miles and memories...There have been a number, but since most of those 167K have been commuting, not "Fun" Memories for all of them!
Khris, I love that quote! If that is true, I've added years to my life for all the time commuting I've done!
Yep, I'd trade sitting at a computer 8 hours a day for more riding, anyday!Tom (tloftus) commutes as part of his work... he's already got 11k+ miles this year and it's mid-March.. LOL... I keep sending him my resume but no one ever calls.
SupraSabre said:Glenn, what a sport! Thank you!Papa said:No rush Bob, I included a self addressed stamped envelope in the box. Hope it works well for you.SupraSabre said:Papa said:SupraSabre said:Ha! It is on the way. Dropped it off this morning.Papa said:
I'll probably have to go back and take a refresher course on how to fill out checks, but that will work!
Shoot me your address and postage cost and I'll have it in the mail tomorrow. (checkbook is at home...
Glenn
Bob
I have a good response to that 12,000 mile interval. And photos here. I originally paid nearly the exactly the same price for my K & N as a stock one, at the time I purchased it. These photos were taken just a month ago when I saw a thread stating the K&N's didn't do a good job. My records showed the K&N hadn't been serviced for 12,000 miles. It was time for inspection. I laid out a clean shop paper towel and tapped the loose bugs and crud out. (shown here) You can also see inside the element and the dark dust areas being trapped. (just like a stock filter would) The outside is like new, with no signs of discolor. Previously a reader mentioned that the stock filter is a wee bit taller. I discovered that the day I bought mine and remedied it this way. In my photo you will notice two strips of high density foam tape on the top of the K&N filter. (center photo) The indentations in the foam strips are where the air cleaner lid contacts the filter. The extra high density foam insures the filter is pushed solid against the bottom of the stock housing. Note that the inside of my airbox is perfectly clean after removing the K&N element, Even wiping a clean cloth inside the velocity stacks produced a clean rag. I don't claim that the K&N does a better job as the stock unit, but it has saved me quite a bit of gas money over time. Care full attention to adding the proper amount of oil and sealing properly can result in fairly good service with these filters.
I have a bit of a problem with this. I installed K & N's on my Guzzi several years ago. I wash and oil them per instructions every year. To date I have had no problems with the K&N's. BUT. Everything I read about them, and common sense says they cannot possibly flow more air than paper filters and filter the air as well as or better than the paper filters. In fact, enough other guys have tested and said that oiled fabric filters do a worse job at removing dust from the air that I accept their research.
