Cheapo or K&N ?

[Rover]

These pods came with the bike.(1980 GS1000 with Kerker)
As the title asks are they the cheapo's or K&N? The shape looks like the cheapo's but the color is reddish.The cheapo's appear blue/grey from pics I have seen.On the other hand I see no K&N markings.

[bluewool]

My K&N is grey before I oil it with the red K&N oil. It also says "k&n" in the rubber.

[Steve]

If it does not say "K&N", it's not K&N.

Simple as that.

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[blowerbike]

those will work as they are K&N cones.
the larger offset oval would be better but i'd keep my money.
wash in a bucket with dish soapy warm water..shake around real good then rinse in clear water..shake around real good.
then let air dry(no compressed air) and they are new again.
i don't like oil/i have never used filter oil.
unless you ride in dirty air..aka gravel lanes and such a lot..
your bike should run the same with filter on/filters off..pretty close to the same.
oiled filters richen it up.

[blowerbike]

If it does not say "K&N", it's not K&N.

Simple as that.

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those look like K&N cones from days gone by.
the narrow clamp/the molded throat for the clamp to ride/the pink color(oiled)gauze.
going off of memory....
i'm not sure that the cones said K&N or not.

[kochic]

Always rinse them from the inside to push the dirt out of the filter.
marc

[tas850g]

I just washed my K & N cones and they look very much like those but my chrome covers say K & N though. I don't recall what the rubbers say.

[blowerbike]

I just washed my K & N cones and they look very much like those but my chrome covers say K & N though. I don't recall what the rubbers say.

HMMMMMM,
well now i don't know 100% for sure if these are K&N or not.
it seems like you could get these with a chrome back or rubber back.
and i do remember the rubber back filters having K&N molded into them.

[stain]

Post a picture of the intake opening and I will tell you

[Mysuzyq]

They appear to be cheapos, 'upgraded' with K&N filter oil. The oil serves as part of the filtering media on the K&N filters. I know users too, who do not oil them (rarely even wash them, let alone re-oil), but the filtering ability is compromised....different strokes for different folks I guess. I wash mine every couple years & lightly re-oil.

[blowerbike]

They appear to be cheapos, 'upgraded' with K&N filter oil. The oil serves as part of the filtering media on the K&N filters. I know users too, who do not oil them (rarely even wash them, let alone re-oil), but the filtering ability is compromised....different strokes for different folks I guess. I wash mine every couple years & lightly re-oil.

look at the clamp and the raised area where the clamp rides.
look at the construction of the filter.
these for 100% sure are not emgo's..no way.
also the throat area is the same size as the opening(appears).
the cheap filters use automotive style wide clamps.
i have never seen K&N look a likes in the cones..only in the offset oval style.
even still those use the wide clamps.

[Rover]

Another view

Post a picture of the intake opening and I will tell you

[Mysuzyq]

look at the clamp and the raised area where the clamp rides.
look at the construction of the filter.
these for 100% sure are not emgo's..no way

Yup, looking at his latest pic, they don't appear to be Emgo. At least the ones I had seen had a small flange right in the throat.....questionable engineering, that would seem to restrict the flow.
But there are possibly other cheapo filters available, other than EMGO?