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Originally posted by wymple View PostUse Emgos on 650 Yammies for many years, never had a problem until they got a little age on them. Cheap to replace either way. But I like foam pods much better anyway.
i had a bad time with the emgo's on 16 valve suzuki's..they are small and shaped funny on the inlet side.
i removed the filters and the bike ran perfect...wasted a lot of time.
it's a kinda of you get what you pay for thing...
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JJ
The only pod filters I have ever used are K&N. They have worked perfectly and last forever. I have seen Emgo and other brands of junk filters fall apart in a matter of months. Why spend more to replace them over and over, when I can buy K&N filters ONE TIME and be done?
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Anthony
I was looking into APE filters, a they are $60 and heard good things from a few guys on here. I'm not sure which K&N's to look at, plus they are around $125 for our of them. Any input about the quality of APE's air filters? How much better are the K&N's?
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JJ
I can't report on APE pods, since I have never tried them. Like you, I have seen good things about them here. I have K&N's on my bikes, so there is no need for me to test APE filters.
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Anthony
K&N's run $50 a piece. I just find that ridiculous, unless there is an amazing reason why they are priced so high. Durability? Rain/dust resistant?
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koolaid_kid
Consider the APE pods as clones of the K&N pods. If I had make the choice, I would go with the APE pods in a flash.
K&N pods are so expensive because they have a reputation, and people will pay for it. APEs are the new kid on the block, and they did not have to pay the R&D costs that K&N did back when they first started down the path.
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A set of four K&N pods runs about $150 at Z1 Enterprizes:
Z1 Enterprises specializes in quality Motorcycle parts for Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha Classic Japanese motorcycles from the 1970's and 1980's.
APE pods are $60 on their website, and they list a set specifically fitting your bike:
I have K&N pods on my GPZ750 and GS1100E, only because they both came equipped with them, so they were "free".
To me, if I were to buy them myself, the choice is pretty clear.sigpic
SUZUKI: 1978 GS1000E; 1980 GS1000G; 1982 GS650E; 1982 GS1100G; 1982 GS1100E; 1985 GS700ES
HONDA: 1981 CB900F Super Sport
KAWASAKI: 1981 KZ550A-2; 1984 ZX750A-2 (aka GPZ750); 1984 KZ700A-1
YAMAHA: 1983 XJ750RK Seca
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JJ
Originally posted by Griffin View PostI have K&N pods on my GPZ750 and GS1100E, only because they both came equipped with them, so they were "free".
To me, if I were to buy them myself, the choice is pretty clear.
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Originally posted by JJ View PostI have K&N pods on my 650. They were on the bike when I bought it. I have a factory-style K&N on the GK that I bought for around $30 several years ago. If I were buying new, I'd go with the APE filters, all other things being equal.sigpic
SUZUKI: 1978 GS1000E; 1980 GS1000G; 1982 GS650E; 1982 GS1100G; 1982 GS1100E; 1985 GS700ES
HONDA: 1981 CB900F Super Sport
KAWASAKI: 1981 KZ550A-2; 1984 ZX750A-2 (aka GPZ750); 1984 KZ700A-1
YAMAHA: 1983 XJ750RK Seca
Free speech is the foundation of an open society. Each time a society bans a word or phrase it deems “offensive”, it chips away at that very foundation upon which it was built.
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JMHJ
K & N's just a little too proud of their stuff now.
I passed on the $65 K&N air filter for my Firebird from O'Reilly's and opted temporarily for the $12 paper one; then I sprung for an SLP intake, and got a blue K&N style filter with it. Can't remember the brand, but it was cheaper.Last edited by Guest; 07-13-2014, 05:38 PM.
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APE filters on two bikes now.
Good quality and performance.
Nic83 GS1100ES rebuild:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170032
Budget GSXR Conversion:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=200563
New to me bike: 2008 B-KING
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