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Old May 13, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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K&N Filter with the bolt head on the end to make removing VERY simple..

Love it also but it is three times the cost of a Wix.
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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Love it also but it is three times the cost of a Wix.
True, but then I paid 15k for a bike, $15.00 every 2 months or so for a filter is nothing... I don't skimp on her and she don't leave me stranded....LOL
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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Some times I've used K&N but most of the time Harley filter.
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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I have been running the Bosch 3330 filter for the last 100,000 miles between two bikes. High quality filter that you can find just about anywhere.
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Hey, so is it just so much BS what the Harley says about their filter having a bypass that operates during start up to provide instant lube to all the bearings etc? Does the Wix and others have the bypass also?
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/FilterXRef.html Here is some info on the subject.
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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I'm going with amsoil's filter since I am now a preferred customer and they ship 'em right in the case for me.
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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Hey, so is it just so much BS what the Harley says about their filter having a bypass that operates during start up to provide instant lube to all the bearings etc? Does the Wix and others have the bypass also?
It's not a bypass but a seal which keeps oil from completely dripping into the pan so there is no lapse from start up to full oil pressure. My amsoil fi;lter has that.
 
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I use Milwaukee's Best aka The Beast. It's cheap and tastes awful but man does it filter out crap in your system... oh and the bike's too.

 
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Old May 14, 2010 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by maddghost
It's not a bypass but a seal which keeps oil from completely dripping into the pan so there is no lapse from start up to full oil pressure. My amsoil fi;lter has that.
here is some more info I just dug up:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/oil-a...-filter-3.html
 
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