Is it worth getting a K&N air filter?

[Lilday]

Everybody seems to upgrade their air filters to K&N, but at £40...is it worth it?

Does it really make much difference?

 

[Bozman]

I have yet to do this on the bike but all 4 of my vehicles have it. The selling point for me is this...... lets say it costs 20 bucks for a replacement, you change it every 10K, and you own it to 100K...... The filter paid for itself 4 times already

 

[latony007]

Everybody seems to upgrade their air filters to K&N, but at £40...is it worth it?

Does it really make much difference?

I don't know I hear a lot of people say you get like 1 extra horse power but who is going to notice that, but since a regular one is about 20 when the original one needs to be replaced im going to get a K&N because everyone seems to think they are better whether they improve power or not. $34 including shipping on amazon.

 

[JT]

Dont buy it until you need to replace yours.

 

[MNGreg]

I wouldnt replace it until you hit the 24k miles that are suggested in the manual. Unless yours is extremely dirty. The one in the bike already is a highflow. The only difference between it and the KN is washability/reusable. The Highflow OEM is actually about $49 that I have seen. So same price as the KN I got. Waiting to put the KN in until I hit 24k (will be shortly after start of riding next year).

 

[Motomama]

I agree with with Greg and JT. I also checked with my Chief Mechanic at my shop. He said keep your money in the bank. Not much gain on replacing it with K&N air filter unless it's dirty or required during your maintenance service.

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