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K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
By K&N SKU: KNHA1801
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2 Stars: 1
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K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
06.03.2013
K&N
Been running K&N in my Valk since 99 with no issues. After the 12,000 Wing service pains, I dropped in a K&N filter in my Wing. At least now I don't need to pull all that Tupperware every 12,000 miles. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
11.25.2012
good stuff.
I've run K&N on all my vehicles. ALL. So, my 1800 got one as well. Easy install (as easy as it can BE on a GW 1800). Fit nice. Only thing I do notice is you HEAR the intake now, where you didn't before. NOT that it's a bad thing, there's just more/noticeable noise on accel. Normal cruise, no noticeable noise. There are alot of K&N haters out there. (just go to the GW boards). Personally I think this is a great product, and will continue to utilize them. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
05.27.2012
Awesome! but not for the mechanically timid
Replaced my original OEM filter yesterday with the K&N, rode today for about 200 miles. A noticable engine performance boost. I have the Torqloopz exhaust mod installed and this filter made the exhaust and engine in general growl a little more and very nicely indeed. Having said that....what the @#*^%@&@ was Honda thinking burying that air filter so deep. Jiminey Christmas, the intake engineers must have been on LSD the day they whipped out that design....that or marketing decided it would be a built-in paid dealer visit to get the job done by the majority of owners. Anyway, here's a very good Youtube by Steve Saunders that demonstrates how to pull off this job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0mrauHy9uk Even with this, it took me 5 hrs to complete, being my first time in that deep. I imagine the next time I should be able to cut that in half. I will admit, I did learn a lot about my bike in the process...and, I installed some LED lighting while I had access "under the hood"...;-) |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
05.24.2012
A good investment
With as time consuming as it is to replace the air filter on a GL1800, this filter is a must. Here in the desert filters take a beating. K&N leads the way in performance and value. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
02.19.2012
k&n filiter
So far so good. I have the loaded 2008. Very time consuming, but took my time. When I have to clean, should take 1/2 the time. I now know a lot more of my bike. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
02.18.2012
time consuming
good quality and verry time consuming to install |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
01.03.2012
3 Stars
This is my 3rd GL (1st 1800) and I currently own 2 other bikes. I consider myself an adequate mechanic and don’t shy away from most challenges. I own a factory shop manual as well and hence my deciding to install this filter. If you can do this in 4 hours as some have proclaimed, then hats off to you. My recommendation, have the dealer do it on the next full service. Here’s why: First off, plan on 6 hours at least and plan on doing the project the same day unless you have a superior memory. In addition, take some digital pictures of the wire routing around the ECM and ABS. This is going to be a problem later if you don’t. Yes, I lay parts and screws out in an array to reinstall later and even number screws where there is a large successive order to install. I have a fully loaded GL (sans airbag) and there are a number of additional components to remove/disconnect. Another thing, there is a myriad of tabs, grommets, pins, fasteners in addition to the unending number of electrical connections. If you are not familiar when to push, pull, pry or hit it with a larger hammer, you are going to be frustrated. There is nothing in the factory manual that descriptively tells you how to disconnect the myriad of parts. This is why it takes 3 hours alone to get to the air filter. On my GL, I could not get the ECM fully out as I could not determine how to disconnect what I believe was the cruise control cable. Issue number 2. Honda, rightfully so, built the top of the air box to maintain the mounting screws in the lid. Great design so you don’t lose one in the bowels of the beast. Horrible issue when installing the filter. Here’s my complaint on the K&N design. A stock filter is hard plastic and has a seal ridge top and bottom. It stays completely seated as it’s milled specific to the air box. The K&N is rubber and only has a bottom ridge seal. You have to manually push the bottom ridge in the air box to seat it correctly. The fun starts when you try and replace the top air box cover and those fixed screws catch the filter and then unseat it from the bottom air box. Being a rubber filter, it doesn’t stay fixed in the bottom air box guide and you get nervous that it’s not seated correctly prior to mounting the top. Yes, I thought of using tape to hold the screws up but worried that it would compromise the overall seal of the top. Typical Honda, and I say this out of experience, it’s easy to strip the air box screws even without over tightening. Mine stripped on the extracting not installation. A common experience on some Honda factory parts. So the reinstall is just as fun. If evolution hasn’t gifted you with a 3rd arm, call a friend. The Top Shelter is much simpler with a holder and another to push connectors together. Remember the part about knowing how all the ECM and ABS wire cables went. This is when you find out you didn’t route them the same way. The top shelter will never lay flat if the wiring is not routed correctly. Not sure I would tackle this again just to get this filter installed. I own K&N filters in all my vehicles but this one does not seem the best thought out given how you need to ensure it is seated correctly in a space you can’t see into well. And unless you were gifted with small hands, everything is a challenge to perform the various disconnecting/connecting on. Again, I am a fairly competent mechanic performing some pretty major projects. These full fairing bikes and complex systems and space management just don’t lend to easy installations this deep inside the beast. Good luck all. Hope this helps. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
11.20.2011
5 Stars
The filter fit fine, I didnt have to trim anything. The installation however is another story (though its not K&N's fault). Just take your time and be ready to remove a LOT of screws and disconnect a LOT of connecters. I picked a rainy day and spent 6 or 7 hours putting it in.Glad they only need cleaning every 25,000 miles. Having a fridge nearby and stocked with beer helps. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
08.27.2011
5 Stars
Noticable throttle crispness. Better acceleration. I like the idea of a re-usable filter and have had great results with K&N products. The installation is not for the faint. It's a time consuming job. I think I'm going to like the results though. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
08.16.2011
5 Stars
with installing this filter and the KIng Snake slip- on mufflers my mpg has increased by 3.5 and the bike responds faster. I have a 2008 Goldwing |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
07.03.2011
5 Stars
I run K&N filters in my automobiles for years and they always worked well so I thought I'd try it in my bike. One good thing I don't need to tear everything apart to clean the filter for a long time to come. |
K&N High Flow Lifetime Air Filter for GL1800, F6B
ITEM CODE: KNHA1801, SKU: KNHA1801
05.04.2011
5 Stars
What a bugger to install. Suddenly I miss my old side mounted airbox. Suddenly I miss all those old, easily accessible airboxes. Great product, though. |