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Mar 1, 2013 | 02:44 PM

#11

shoemaker

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Originally Posted by grbrown

It's a couple of years since we last thrashed this one around, but I will never use one. The purpose of an oil filter is to prevent microscopic particles recirculating and the stock style of throw-away filter does that economically.

Kinda like a washable condom?Yeah I'll take the disposable kind thankyouverymuch

Mar 1, 2013 | 04:36 PM

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Tom84FXST

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From: Farmington ,MS

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Originally Posted by soft 02

you cant beat 8 bucks for a synthetic media filter.

At 8 bucks a pop,it will pay for itself in less than 13 oil changes...plan to get one myself.

Mar 1, 2013 | 04:41 PM

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Doug S

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What do you wash them out in?? Gas, soap and water..?

13 filters is 4 years to me, I'll be lucky to have this bike by year Five...It will be pushing 100K....

Ds

Mar 1, 2013 | 05:18 PM

#14

dwatkins

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How many times can you wash it before it needs replacing?

Mar 1, 2013 | 07:04 PM

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traildog

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Bertha came with one of these. It's got magnets that catch "stuff". I just finished changing the oil and cleaning the filter. Kind of a PIA if you ask me........

Mar 1, 2013 | 07:06 PM

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machinehed

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From: Carlsbad Springs Ontario

filters.

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Originally Posted by grbrown

K&N currently "owns" the aftermarket filter industry with a very powerful and effective advertising system. Its kind of like the big new push of " E 3 spark plugs " ., as George Carlin said ... its all BullShit and its bad for ya.
Just purchase the best available oil filter and oil and change out when your manual advises .
To see how your oil filter is doing , try exchanging your oil drain bolt for a magnetized automotive drain bolt of same size .

Mar 1, 2013 | 07:14 PM

#17

Jackie Paper

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Sort of like cleaning a vacuum bag or using cloth diapers. Absurd in my opinion for someone who has a glutton for punishment. Stupid throw away is nasty enough for me.

Mar 1, 2013 | 07:26 PM

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Dan89FLSTC

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From: South Carolina

Quote:

Originally Posted by machinehed

K&N currently "owns" the aftermarket filter industry with a very powerful and effective advertising system

Owns the aftermarket industry? How did you come to that conclusion?

Their sales are probably a drop in the bucket compared to Fram.

And as far as aftermarket for Harley, I would bet that HD sells more filters than any aftermarket company.

Although I have been using Wix filters, the newest ones I got were made in Mexico, so once those are gone it will be HD filters for my bikes.

No cleanable oil filters for me, I have enough to do already. If I had a filter that needed to be cleaned, I would probably extend the oil change interval just because it is no longer a simple process.

We used to use cleanable oil filters on jet engines, but I haven`t seen one for at least 30 years.

Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Mar 1, 2013 at 07:34 PM.