K&N Motorcycle Oil Filter: High Performance Black Oil Filter with 17mm nut designed to be used with synthetic or conventional oils fits Honda, Kawasaki, Triumph, Yamaha Motorcycles KN-204

Bought this filter for my 2009 Triumph Street Triple for the last oil change and didn’t notice any issues, so I bought another. I took off stars for removal because I ended up stripping the ‘easy’ wrench off it with a bunch of 12point wrenchs and sockets. I ended up having to stab the filter with a screwdriver to get enough leverage to remove. If you use this filter make sure you have a 6 point socket to remove, otherwise, you’ll strip it.

Installed these on a pair of 2013 Yamaha VX waverunners last year, when it was nearly impossible to remove the OEM oil filters. This year, using the built-in nut, they came right off and on. The nut is easily accessible with a wrench or ratchet, where there is nearly no room for a standard filter wrench. Bonus that K&N has a great reputation for filters. If you have VX 100 wave runners, buy the K&N filters with the nuts!

I used this to replace the factory filter on my honda motorcycle. Its more expensive than a cars oil filter but at least you know you are getting a quality part. The thing I like about it is that it has the nut built into it and that nut is the same size as the oil filter drain plug. So you only need one wrench. Havent had any problems with it.

Although the price is a little tough to swallow compared to the cheapest alternative, the hex on the can is worth it, in my opinion. With motorcycle header pipes tucked in so tight to the engine, the filter is difficult to loosen with a standard band type filter wrench. I buy these particular filters because the bolt head makes filter changes much easier, which in turn leads me to do them more often. Ive also read online that the filtering properties are adequate, similar with peer products. As an extra safety feature, the head of the filter is drilled for safety wire.

The nut on the end is genius, you’ll appreciate it after removing the OEM filter.

Its an oil filter and therefore really isnt anything glamorous. I like K&N filters in general and I believe they do a very good job. I very much appreciate the stamped steel nut on the back of the filter. It allows me to easily safety wire the filter for track use and makes removing the filter a breeze. I am using this particular filter on a 2006 CBR1000RR. *update* I originally had given this filter 5 stars. Why not? It has a handy nut welded to it to make safety wiring and removal a snap. It is made by K&N which has a reputation (at least for air filters) for making great filters. Why am I now dropping it to 1 star. Quite simply because the gasket failed! In the past I have run into K&N oil filters that have leaked a bit from the gasket. Not on my bike but on automotive applications. Being that I have to safety wire my filter on my bike I figured a small drip here and there wouldnt be a problem. The last filter I used though had a much bigger issue than a small drip. I was at Jennings in FL running a track day when I got black flagged. When I pulled off the track I saw that I was spewing oil every where. The entire right side of my bike was soaked in oil and it was smoking off the exhaust as if it were going to catch fire at any moment. Once the fire watch was over I rolled the bike to the pits to investigate. I thought for certain I had catastrophic engine failure. It turned put the oil was coming from the filter. More specifically the base of the filter. When I pulled the filter off I found the problem. The gasket had failed! It actually had split at a seam in the rubber. To me this is completely unacceptable. I ran to a local parts store and picked up a cheapo Fram. The Fram filter uses a standard old square cut o-ring like any ordinary automotive filter, I have no idea why the K&N uses a fancy o-ring that appears to be some sort of rubber casting. Whatever the o-ring is made from it is the only oil filter gasket I have ever had fail in any application. It is also the last K&N oil filter I will ever use. Not only did I run the risk of starting the bike on fire, but had I of lost all of my engine oil it would have cost me much more than a new filter to fix. The risk is not nearly worth it to my. The Fram cost 1/3 what the K&N did, has a much better gasket, and is made in the USA. It looks a bit cheesy in orange with a black trippy material on it and requires the use of a hose clamp to safety wire it but it does the job and keeps all of the oil on the inside of my motor!

I have a CBR600RR with around 7000 miles and have used K&N oil filters since the first oil change. Ive never had any issues and my bike runs like a charm. The packaging is nice and the filter comes capped with clear plastic so that debris wont fall into it during transport. Youll want to make sure you remove that before you install it.... It has a nut built into the front of it for easy installation and removal. I love not having to struggle while removing or installing. One thing to remember is not to burn yourself on the exhaust header! Or I guess thats something I need to remember...

I like the built in nut and Ive never had any problems. I saw some complaints about them leaking from the nut. Dont use the nut to install it, only to remove it.

Its hard to judge an oil filter from the outside. Any filter you buy will filter the oil, and theres no way to know how well without a laboratory. What makes these filters desirable is the nut-thing welded on the outside. It makes it easy to remove stubborn, stuck-on filters, plus it is drilled so that you can safety wire your filter for racing or just a general abundance of caution. You should resist the urge to tighten the filter using the nut. That will make it too tight, wreck the seal, and eventually, your bike.

Yesterday I took my brand new V Star 950 Tourer in for first service at 600 miles. I supplied my own K&N oil filter (which I purchased from Amazon.com) for the oil/filter change. The service manager said Ok they would use it. In fact, he informed me that they sold the same K&N filters right there at the dealership. Later that day, as I was checking out and paying the bill, the dealership owner made a snide remark about my using a second rate K&N filter and implied that it could result in denial of a warranty claim if I had engine problems. Well after I got home and thought about it I wrote Mr. Dealer a concise e-mail to let him know that his comment disturbed me so much that unless he provides me a written affirmation that using a K&N oil filter CANNOT and WILL NOT affect any potential future warranty claims that I will CANCEL my 48-month Yamaha Extended Service plan and get a refund. I have 30 days to do that and receive a full refund (minus a small admin fee). I am anxiously awaiting Mr. Dealers response. But regardless of what the dealer says to convince me otherwise, I intend to cancel the Y.E.S. plan before my 30 day period ends. Why wait until 3 or 4 years down the road to find out the $700 Yamaha Extended Service Plan is WORTHLESS? By that time I could only be refunded a small fraction of the original contract purchase price. Anyhow, I am still angry and disturbed and plan to tell my story to K&N directly. Im sure K&N also will be angry and disturbed about this dealership implication.