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OMG. What is it with Honda and their fairings, lately? Waaaay too complex.
BTW, I'm not a fan of the K & N air filters. I have one on my Yamaha, (--needed as part of the jetting mods I had done), and it needed some work with a dremel tool to fit in. I would never dream of using K & N's on my Honda with its ram-air set-up. My buddy, who is a bike mechanic, does not like them at all.
Front fairing removal how to and K&N install
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My buddy said that K & N is okay in a "passive system," (like my FZ's where the filter is behind the motor), but he didn't like them in ram-air applications or on cruisers where the air-filter is fed by a big scoop. He says they flow more air because their gauze-like media has bigger "holes." This lets more dirt into the motor... Not the most technical explanation, for sure--but that's perfect for me, (-I can barely change my bike's oil!!).
I change the K & N on my FZ at the beginning of every season...I've never washed it.