I have a 2014 Street Glide. I recently put on Full Boar slip-ons. I am due to put a new air filter on. My question is.... If I put on a K & N replacement filter would that qualify me as "STAGE 1". FWIW I currently have the stock tune, and am trying to decide if I should spend another $300 on a tuner.

 

Qualify? I didnt know there was a certification.

Regarding a "tuner", you dont have to spend $300.

You can spend $200 on the Fuel Moto Micro Tuner, which uses Power Commander maps, supplied for lifetime by Fuel Moto. The benefit of this option is that if you do further mods, they would almost certainly have a map to match your combo.

Or, for an even more affordable option if you plan no further mods, you can go with Night Rider VIEDs, about $130

Whatever you do, DO NOT waste your money on the dealer download. Its a complete ripoff.

 

Don't waste your money on an air cleaner, use that for a proper tuner/tune. The '14 up air cleaners flow plenty. A proper tune is the best thing ya can do to your bike.

 

I was told by a couple of dealers in my area that I should change the air filter but there wasn't a need to open up the back of the breather housing, so I got the K&N filter on line. Some will tell you, you can use the stock filter but consider that the K&N is washable and one time expense where the stock filter is not. I use the Vance & Hines Fuel Pak 3 for a tuner. Been running the downloaded map from them for about 600 miles now and it seems to be solid.

 

To clarify, I am only changing the filter element. Just changing it because it is dirty.

 

FWIW. I recently went to a new intake and when we removed the stock filter that thing was dirty as hell.Bike has 2k miles don't know if that's the reason or not.

 

this right here is what I went with on my 2015 RK, which has the mods you are doing. I found a set on ebay for less and they have been working perfectly.

 

Only you can decide if you want a tuner. IMO I would. At least then down the road you can do a dyno tune (or more) if you ever change your mind.

 

Only changing the filter element is the same as what you have now.

 

My main concern is whether or not the K&N filter replacement would flow that much more air than the stocker.