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Silent Knight
31st March 2010, 17:49
Can anyone point me to a good place around the Auckland area where I can get a K&N air filter for a GSX-R600/K6?

Would Repco/Supercheap sell these for bikes or do I need to head to a specialist bike shop to get it?

Cheers!
quickbuck
31st March 2010, 18:04
Can anyone point me to a good place around the Auckland area where I can get a K&N air filter for a GSX-R600/K6?

Would Repco/Supercheap sell these for bikes or do I need to head to a specialist bike shop to get it?

Cheers!
I would actually look for a K&N Dealer actually...
But you could always try THIS! (http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/parts/suzuki/1906.aspx?terms=filter)

Oh, and I found it my following the advert banner on the page ;)
steve_t
31st March 2010, 18:08
Pretty sure you can get K&N from both Repco and Supercheap
Owl
31st March 2010, 18:33
Have you considered a Pipercross filter?
xgnr
31st March 2010, 20:21
Can anyone point me to a good place around the Auckland area where I can get a K&N air filter for a GSX-R600/K6?

Would Repco/Supercheap sell these for bikes or do I need to head to a specialist bike shop to get it?

Cheers!

AMPS in Khyber Pass Road are the K&N bike filter suppliers for Auckland
Cheers
Stu
KiwiRat
2nd April 2010, 17:38
AMPS in Khyber Pass Road are the K&N bike filter suppliers for Auckland
Cheers
Stu

What he said.................
slowpoke
2nd April 2010, 20:07
What's the motivation for buying a K and N, mate? Unless you plan on having the bike forever and want to save money on replacement OEM filters I wouldn't bother. From personal experience I reckon you'll be underwhelmed if you are expecting any noticeable performance increase. Do your homework before you lay down the cabbage.
quickbuck
2nd April 2010, 20:32
What's the motivation for buying a K and N, mate? Unless you plan on having the bike forever and want to save money on replacement OEM filters I wouldn't bother. From personal experience I reckon you'll be underwhelmed if you are expecting any noticeable performance increase. Do your homework before you lay down the cabbage.

Performance will not increase much, granted. Induction noise may increase slightly....
The main advantage of a K&N is if you accidentally park your bike down wind of a grass enduro that turns into a dust storm, at least you can SERVICE your filter....

Well, that's what happened to mine....
Good think I was able to clean it rather than pay $200 or so for an OEM paper one...

My helmet on the other hand.... Well, at least my new one will have washable lining...
TripleZee Dyno
2nd April 2010, 20:37
can anyone point me to a good place around the auckland area where i can get a k&n air filter for a gsx-r600/k6?

Would repco/supercheap sell these for bikes or do i need to head to a specialist bike shop to get it?

Cheers!
k&n $140, bmc $135, dna $150
cheers
quickbuck
2nd April 2010, 20:40
k&n $140, bmc $135, dna $150
cheers

That's pretty good.
The link i put up had the BMC more than the K&N....
Woodman
2nd April 2010, 21:13
Repco sell K@N filters for cars. can't get the bike ones as they are distibuted to motorcycle specialists.
SPP
2nd April 2010, 21:37
k&n $140, bmc $135, dna $150
cheers

They're good prices! You can stop looking now. I've heard BMC fit slightly better than K&N but are slightly more expensive. Not at TZD.

When I got mine, an OEM replacement was going to cost more than a K&N :mellow:
hayd3n
2nd April 2010, 22:26
costs me $5 in dunnas to get my paper one cyclone cleaned from a professional filter cleaning company
quickbuck
2nd April 2010, 22:29
costs me $5 in dunnas to get my paper one cyclone cleaned from a professional filter cleaning company

The "Company" I work for cleans filters every day too.... But there is no way I would bother getting my paper filter cleaned though.
Especially when my K&N cost me $30.
Not worth the risk.
YellowDog
2nd April 2010, 22:32
They're good prices! You can stop looking now. I've heard BMC fit slightly better than K&N but are slightly more expensive. Not at TZD.

When I got mine, an OEM replacement was going to cost more than a K&N :mellow:

Got my BMC from TripleZee.

Highly recommended plus a real nice guy.
chrispy121
5th April 2010, 21:27
i got a k and n not as well built as the bmc or dna for the r6 anyway I now have a dna bteer fot and come with the screws
98tls
5th April 2010, 21:56
Many tests have concluded that an oem filter when clean flows as much air as the engine can use,again many tests on aftermarket filters concluded that many that improved airflow also improved dirt/dustflow so i guess whats the point,the most damning reports of aftermarket filter tests are in the earthmoving sector,they got bagged big time.In saying that ive got a pipercross but factoring in the cost of keeping it clean ie oils is it cheaper than Oem in the long run?I guess the big picture is do what you like at one end but look at a motor in basic form and its pretty obvious that doing things in the middle and other end are needed for serious performance gains.
Silent Knight
7th April 2010, 09:18
Thanks!

I'm not after any performance gains or big induction noise etc. I just want a decent air filter that I'll be able to clean myself if need be without having to replace it everytime it starts clogging up. I've always used K&N in all of my cars so I trust the brand, hence wanting to use the same for the bike.

I'll explore some of the other brands mentioned on here as well!

Cheers,