Air Filter Recommendations?

knappster · 08-24-2024, 08:00 AM

It's a "sight unseen" situation, but I can take some educated guess on what my new bike will come with stock. It's the Italica Bulldog 150, basically a GY6 scooter in "mini moto" form (i.e. a Honda Navi clone).

It will presumably have a side-mounted box with a big foam air filter in it, and one of my early mods will be tearing off that air box, throwing it in my spare parts bin, and going with a "performance" filter right off the intake.

My first thought is just to pay the extra money for a K&N -- I expect to ride this bike a lot, for a long time, so why scrimp? -- but I suspect a lot of people here have opinions, and I'm interested in those opinions.

bigdano711 · 08-24-2024, 08:11 AM

Can't go wrong with K&N. I been using the Nibbi filters, first with the stock carb, then with the Nibbi carb. They seem to work fine as long as you keep 'em clean and oil 'em. I say grab 2 so you can have one clean and ready to install for a quick swap.

knappster · 08-25-2024, 01:12 PM

Thanks for the Nibbi recommendation -- I've noticed them when window-shopping, and I'll put them right below K&N on my possibles list.

08-24-2024, 08:00 AM	#1
knappster Join Date: Aug 2024 Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA Posts: 12	Air Filter Recommendations? It's a "sight unseen" situation, but I can take some educated guess on what my new bike will come with stock. It's the Italica Bulldog 150, basically a GY6 scooter in "mini moto" form (i.e. a Honda Navi clone). It will presumably have a side-mounted box with a big foam air filter in it, and one of my early mods will be tearing off that air box, throwing it in my spare parts bin, and going with a "performance" filter right off the intake. My first thought is just to pay the extra money for a K&N -- I expect to ride this bike a lot, for a long time, so why scrimp? -- but I suspect a lot of people here have opinions, and I'm interested in those opinions.
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08-24-2024, 08:11 AM	#2
bigdano711 Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Big Piney, WY Posts: 621	Can't go wrong with K&N. I been using the Nibbi filters, first with the stock carb, then with the Nibbi carb. They seem to work fine as long as you keep 'em clean and oil 'em. I say grab 2 so you can have one clean and ready to install for a quick swap. __________________ 2023 Hawk 250 from XPRO off of Amazon MOUNTAIN MAN RC + MOTO on YouTube "If there were more bloody noses, there would be less wars." - Hagbard Celine John 2:15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
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08-25-2024, 01:12 PM	#3
knappster Join Date: Aug 2024 Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA Posts: 12	Thanks for the Nibbi recommendation -- I've noticed them when window-shopping, and I'll put them right below K&N on my possibles list.
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