Is a Pan European Air filter reusable and cleanable?

DeanR said:
Couldn't find Emgo anywhere, only Hiflofiltro-HFA1911 for $19.75

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Thanks guys I ordered a hi flo from Amazon.ca One of the issues I have is I bought this bike after the snow flew up here in Canada and I have never ridden it so I don't even know if it suits me or if it goes good. I gor it for a really good price and it is a great looking bike and its starts fine and eveything but I still am not 100 percent sure that I am going to keep it until I start riding it and seeing what it feels like. So I ordered a hi flo filter just to get me through the initial first season if I keep it and after that I will probably order a K and N filter and I have them in all of my cars and they work great and eventually you will save money if I keep the bike for long enough it will save me money. I have to do an oil change and I cleaned up the plugs that only had like 8,000 kliks or 5,000 miles on them and I think thats all I will do until I get to ride the bike and make sure it is what I want. The other problem is that I already have a 84 Honda goldwing aspencade and I took that down to Montana last year and it is a great bike so it doesn't make sense to have two bikes so if I like the ST1100 I will keep it and then probably sell my goldwing which is a great bike and I just got that one the way I like. What a dilemma....too many bikes...lol...:) thanks for your help deciding which filter to get.
 
Unless you put about 50,000 km on the bike this summer, that Hi Flo will last you much longer than one season.
 
Wow that will last me like 5 years then. Good deal. The one that is in there now is really bad and weighs a ton so thats why I thought it was one of those reusable ones like a K and N but it must be just super dirty and it will be heading for the trash today.
 
Tony said:
Wow that will last me like 5 years then. Good deal. The one that is in there now is really bad and weighs a ton so thats why I thought it was one of those reusable ones like a K and N but it must be just super dirty and it will be heading for the trash today.
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I know there are many who will change their air filters out every 8 - 12,000 miles, or whatever their owner's manual says, but if you don't like wasting money, the simple rule for determining how dirty a filter is, is this - Hold a shop light on the inside of the filter and see if you can see light through the pleats, all around the filter. Lots of light passing, the filter is still good. Very little light getting through over most of the surface means it is done. Light photons are much smaller than air molecules, so if light can't get through, certainly air won't either.

I find my filters (have always used OEM, so far) last about 50,000 km. Driving down a lot of gravel country roads will reduce this considerably.
 
Oldbikefixr said:
Don't forget the Secondary Air Filter. It's about 2 inches square and is in the little box attached to the front of the main air filter housing.
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Highlighting this for Tony's sake. Important to check this one before it disintegrates into powder.
 
DeanR said:
Thanks Phil. Guess I didn't search too well.
Looks like Emgo and Hiflofiltro are the same, and don't require any fiddling like the Fram does.
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Dean - The EMGO is 'supposedly' made at the same factory as the Honda ones.
They do appear to be the same in appearance and a direct replacement.
 
Hey Bush, All we have in Saskatchewan is really crappy roads followed by dirt roads. Thats why we here go on road trips out to BC just to be able to drive on some nice roads with great views. Same with Montana mountains!
 
Bush said:
I'd go with the Hi Flo.
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I've yet to replace my air filter but will go this route when it's time for two simple reasons– it's cheaper than Honda and I'm lazy.

I used K&Ns for years on my Hondas but grew tired of the cleaning oiling drill. If I was more motivated I'd still be using them. I've got maybe 70,000mi on my car's K&N. It's time to clean it and I'll have the guys at the shop do it during oil change.
 
When I had ST's, I used to wash and reuse the OEM paper filter all the time. Sounds like yours is pretty encrusted though, so you'll probably be better off not trying.
 
Hi Tony, as usual there are as many votes for A as for B or B/n or even A+B+C and I’d bet each is as right as they can be.

However, it’s obvious that only the HiFlo proponents are thinking clearly... :)

Quite a while ago I standardized on HiFlo for all sorts of reasons, from easy access (thanks, Fortnine) to a great backstory.

I still have the two K&N’s that I offered up to the hive at no charge... no takers, so far.
 
No one is bashing K and N filters. I love then but its the price for me. Other than that I have them in all of my vehicles. I just have to get a small bank loan now a days to purchase one and make payments on it...lol
 
I've been using the HiFlo. I ride in what most would consider clean conditions. After about 15K miles, I'll blow out any accumulated dirt or debris with low pressure air to prolong the life a bit. They look almost like new after doing that.
 
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