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Poco Loco

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:29:08 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/29/2014 12:53 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 08:20:03 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:00:17 AM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:48:15 -0800 (PST), wrote:

The same brand, K&N.

K&N is snake oil. No real benefit, lets more junk in. May not matter if the motor isn't real. :-)

We're talking about the filters, not the oil. Compared to the spec Moto Guzzi filters, the K&N's

probably do just as well at filtering. Plus, it's not a major mechanical nightmare to change the air

filter.

I'm talking about the K&N filters. They may flow slightly better than stock filters, but let larger particles through. Unless you are running a race engine that's full throttle most of the time and gets rebuilt frequently, there's no benefit. After all, trhe vast majority of your running time is at partial throttle, and the stock filter can easily flow that much air. You do get a bit more intake noise, though!

The big benefit is the ease of cleaning and/or changing the filters. On an older Guzzi, the stock
filter is a nightmare to change.

Lot of parts to move out of the way, or hard to get out without
polluting the carb, or both??

It fits in a plastic box under the tank, in front of the battery, between the cylinders, under the
frame member which goes under the tank. It's simply a bitch to get to, which is why the change to
K&N's is usually one of the first mods made to the bike.