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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Got a SE heavy breather on my bike and it has the typical pink look of the K&N filter once oiled. But when I ride the bike the color changes to a gray. Is the oil being sucked out of the filter or is the sun fading the oils color? I'm not sure if I should add more oil or not.
 
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Mine did the same thing. Not a Heavy Breather but an exposed K&N and it changed to gray within a couple hundred miles. I guess that's just what they do now.

Don't add any more oil to it before washing it completely of oil. You'll choke down the motor.
 
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