KEEP MY ENGINE GUTS CLEAN!
You don’t need to be a mechanic to understand and respect that having a clean air filter to remove small particles before they get into your motorcycle’s engine cylinders is a good thing.
Small particles of dirt in the air that find its way into your bike will cause mechanical wear and oil contamination.
Motorcycle air filters can be of the disposable paper variety, or made of foam which can be washed and reused.
An oil-wetted foam filter element is a popular choice for for dirt bike riding where lots of dust particles are encountered.
From a performance perspective, the ideal filter would offer the maximum amount of air flow with the maximum amount of cleaning. So, manufacturers design air filters to optimize these two opposing demands.
Some of the major brands for motorcycle air filters include K & N Engineering, BMC Air Filter, BikeMaster, Drag Specialties, Twin Air, Uni Filter and others.
