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Jun 15, 2016 | 12:01 PM

tinsnips

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From: northern calif

oil filter

best oil filter. thinking K&N?

Jun 15, 2016 | 12:05 PM

vizcarmb

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From: NorCal Rocklin

Stock filter is your best filter, unless you really like the convenience of having that hex thing on it

Jun 15, 2016 | 12:06 PM

cprhed

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Doesn't really matter unless you ignore regular oil changes

Jun 15, 2016 | 12:08 PM

TinCupChalice

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From: Galt's Gulch - MI

This one HERE

The first upgrade I do on every motorcycle, been using the PC Racing FLO and Scott's for years. Great review and additional information on the FLO HERE

And.... we're off

Jun 15, 2016 | 12:12 PM

keithl3030

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K&N is what i use,the nut on the filter makes taking it off very easy too

Jun 15, 2016 | 12:13 PM

tinsnips

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From: northern calif

oil filter

thanks for the input and yes thinking easier to deal with having the nut on the end

Jun 15, 2016 | 01:47 PM

TheGrandPoohBah

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Absolutely K/N, get em @Amazon 171-C (Chrome $13.14), or 171-B (Black $12.50).
17mm (11/16") nut on the bottom makes it easy.
Very good filter media inside. I buy 3 or 4 at a time, free shipping.
Ride safe!
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...1+c+oil+filter

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Jun 15, 2016 | 02:03 PM

Rhino-1

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From: San Dimas

Quote:

Originally Posted by TinCupChalice

This one HERE

The first upgrade I do on every motorcycle, been using the PC Racing FLO and Scott's for years. Great review and additional information on the FLO HERE

And.... we're off

HD dealer or K&N (depending on how much time I have... lol). I know that Wix filters are very good too, but they must be the proper filter at the proper flow rate (our engine's being relatively low-oil-pressure types).

I'll bite--I've always seen these "reusable" filters advertised, but never really felt like I could trust wire mesh to filter down to the "microns" level. I could be wrong, but I just thought paper or cloth filters were significantly more efficient.

Jun 15, 2016 | 02:09 PM

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HKMark23

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Originally Posted by Rhino-1

Without launching into a diatribe, these ss permanent filters are way superior in filtering capability to paper element filters. The dirty little secret is that your 5 micron paper filter doesn't even prevent the flow of 100 micron particles through it. Google "Nominal" vs "Absolute" oil filter ratings to get the entire story.