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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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UNI - another debate? We have some master debaters here.
Bob
2005 America, 904cc - sold. 2014 Trophy SE.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I'm not debating anything. K&N.
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I'm not debating anything. K&N.
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I made my own filters out of cotton balls, baling wire, and duct tape.
They didn't flow very well, but that was okay since they didn't filter very well either.
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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I made my own filters out of cotton balls, baling wire, and duct tape.
They didn't flow very well, but that was okay since they didn't filter very well either.
copy cat
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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K&N 
2005 America, green/gray, gutted stock pipes, tall sissy bar w/ luggage rack, Saddleman's dual touring seat and Tourmaster saddlebags (and sissybar bag).
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Check Pants
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I run K&N pods and Karen runs a Uni. I do have on order DNA filters for both bikes....just to be different 
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Excellent Zdenko. Now of course we all want a full report on what you think of them and some pics too. 
Staintune Pipes, K&N Pods, 45 pilots, TBS needles and 145 mains.
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I found the combination of a K&N air filter with the Polaris bellmouth intake rubber 'better-than-Triumph' snorkel thingy didn't work. The K&N just didn't marry well with the Polaris mod. In my case it was better to just yank the stock snorkel, keep the K&N, and forget the Polaris rubber intake. Polaris intake rubber thingy thread.
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So I guess you're not master debaters. 
Bob
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So I guess you're not master debaters.
Well. since the subject involves (although nobody explicitly said it) which one gets better performance from these monstrously powerful(  ) bikes they may be after all.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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K&N filters (wet gauze) are great at passing air, which is why they were initially used mostly in racing applications. However, K&N filters are terrible at actually filtering the dirt out of the air. The OEM filter will actually filter the air better than a K&N.
UNI filters (Cellulose foam) are great at passing air as well (maybe not as well as a K&N, but much better than the OEM filter), plus they filter the dirt out of the air as well or even better than the OEM filter.
If I had to choose I would pick the UNI filter because it actually filters the incoming air better. Over 80% of the dirt that enters any engine comes through the intake. So anything that reduces the amount of contaminates entering any engine is a good thing.
Tom
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
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