04-15-2021, 10:29 AM
So the past few months I noticed some smoke coming from my exhaust during rides, and I always attributed it to some road grime, tar, or rubber burning off. I never thought too much of it. But just this afternoon as I was letting the bike warm up, I saw the smoke and kneeled down to check one more time. This time I noticed drops of oil on the oil pan and on the exhaust. After further inspection I saw that oil was coming from the welded nut on the K&N 204-1 oil filter. I called my local mechanic to buy a new filter and a quart of oil to install. To be honest, I took the chance installing the K&N even though I knew of the potential failures that I've heard around here. Luckily, nothing horrible happened! This is just another reminder to never use the K&N 204-1.