Hi Guys,
I got my bike 2.5 months ago(14 years old, looking and performing like new 2007 yamaha v-star 1100 classic). After the mechanic inspection (when I got it), I replace some replaceable things to be sure when and what was installed and how it looks. Supposedly the las tune-up was half a year (500 miles) before I got it. But, no written records of it - so I do not need to trust it).
Yesterday I replaced the air filter for a new Yamaha filter. I checked the housing, no oil residue, clean). I noticed that the old filter was the YA-199 K&N Replacement Air Filter, which is nicely built and - washable (to last 'forever'). They also sell the cleaner and the oil for the cleaning/oiling of the filter after the wash.
*** So, my questions are:
Do many of the Star 1100 riders use such filters?
Do you wash them, and if so, how? How many times do you re-use them, if at all?
Do they really perform better than the original? (Original filter looks like made of paper, whereas K&N is a cotton gauze - which is better).
And, if you reuse it, how do you oil it (and is it necessary at all)?
I hope that you will address that. I would appreciate if you did.
I got my bike 2.5 months ago(14 years old, looking and performing like new 2007 yamaha v-star 1100 classic). After the mechanic inspection (when I got it), I replace some replaceable things to be sure when and what was installed and how it looks. Supposedly the las tune-up was half a year (500 miles) before I got it. But, no written records of it - so I do not need to trust it).
Yesterday I replaced the air filter for a new Yamaha filter. I checked the housing, no oil residue, clean). I noticed that the old filter was the YA-199 K&N Replacement Air Filter, which is nicely built and - washable (to last 'forever'). They also sell the cleaner and the oil for the cleaning/oiling of the filter after the wash.
*** So, my questions are:
Do many of the Star 1100 riders use such filters?
Do you wash them, and if so, how? How many times do you re-use them, if at all?
Do they really perform better than the original? (Original filter looks like made of paper, whereas K&N is a cotton gauze - which is better).
And, if you reuse it, how do you oil it (and is it necessary at all)?
I hope that you will address that. I would appreciate if you did.