06-20-2018, 09:25 PM
(06-20-2018, 01:33 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Actually, peterbaron, it isn't funny at all when there's a fault and there's oil trickling out of the filter when you're on the bike. A couple of our members had very lucky escapes from something that could easily have been tragic.
I guess the problem here is that, one would reasonably assume that doing anything to an oil filter, which operates under some pressure, is likely to increase the risk of failure and therefore not a good idea. However, in K&N's defence, the company has been making oil filters for years and, so far as I know, has not had significant problems. People could be forgiven for trusting them. Personally, I've used them only twice when put on by other people. I removed the second the minute I got it home.
I know is not..but I meant manufacture design, not problem to K&N filter users..
and we also have discussion about this issue/problem some time ago, and some members still use/stock them, learn a lesson before becomes tragic as you said..
When I bought my new 2014CB it came with K&N and the first thing I did was to replace it with OEM right away.
pb