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DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
![]() Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Parts Unknown
Moto: Buell XB12R
Posts: 18,585
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I use K&N filters. Easy on, easy off.
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DILLIGAF?
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, Texas, USA, Earth, Sol, Western Spiral Arm, Milky Way
Moto: 1993 K75SA
Posts: 483
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On my cars or truck, I've never had a problem with filters being "stuck" that I've put on, but I have had stuck filters when I've been traveling and have taken the vehicle into a service center. Hand tight until 'contact' is made, then 1/2 to 3/4 turn more has always been sufficent to date for me...
![]() The K75 does get its filter removed/replaced with a 'filter socket' (i.e. the specific BMW tool for the purpose) because of the access issues - you really can't get your hand in to tighten the filter properly. Yes, the filter is INSIDE the oil pan, and NO the specific bike shown is NOT mine.
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" "Learn to do the counter-intuitive things that may one day save your ass..." "... Love Much, Laugh Often..." - Amanda Kay Corso (January 18, 1980 - April 15, 2008) Last edited by JoshuaTree; 11-29-2008 at 12:23 PM.. |
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Trip's Assistant
![]() Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
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K&P or FTW
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