where to buy sk1 OEM air filter?

hi guys and gals, ive been looking online to buy an OEM air filter for my SK1 650s, some i see are £15 and others are over £40 so im a bit worried that if i go for the cheaper one that it might not actually be an OEM part and just some cheap copy, and obviously i dont want to but the expensive one and get ripped off so would be very grateful if someone could either give me a link for a reliable source of OEM parts or tell me where they get theirs please.
and also am i right in thinking that the SK1 filter is a tall doughnut shape and therefore different to the sk4-onwards which is a flat rectangle?
thanks for any help, i watched you tube to change the oil and filter but cant seem to find as much info on the air filter, at least not the SK1 anyway..
thanks again

Go to a Suzuki dealer?

[DJ123]

Originally Posted by svv

hi guys and gals, ive been looking online to buy an OEM air filter for my SK1 650s, some i see are £15 and others are over £40 so im a bit worried that if i go for the cheaper one that it might not actually be an OEM part and just some cheap copy, and obviously i dont want to but the expensive one and get ripped off so would be very grateful if someone could either give me a link for a reliable source of OEM parts or tell me where they get theirs please.
and also am i right in thinking that the SK1 filter is a tall doughnut shape and therefore different to the sk4-onwards which is a flat rectangle?
thanks for any help, i watched you tube to change the oil and filter but cant seem to find as much info on the air filter, at least not the SK1 anyway..
thanks again

correct, there are different filters for >03 and 03>
Air filter is easy to do, undo the 2 bolts at the head of the tank, use the tank prop to hold it up. i'm unsure how many screws hold the air filter in.
Suzuki dealership, or a reputable place that supplies parts-Hein Gericke for instance.

[Jayneflakes]

I use these guys, but then half of the family work here.

http://www.fowlers.co.uk/parts/from_fowlers_web.html

[andrewsmith]

Suzuki Main dealer
OEM is around £35, I've got a £18 pattern filter and theres not much different in them.

If you want to save long term, buy a K&N Filter as they are washable and guaranteed for 100k (i think)

If you want a genuine one I have them in stock £30 delivered to ORG members.

Or I have an Hiflo pattern one in stock for £18 delivered.

Message me if interested.

hi all , thanks very much for all the replies much appreciated, il probably go with the cheaper pattern filter (thanks racer i might be in touch soon) as its my first bike and i wont be keeping it for more than a year or 2 so would probably never end up cleaning a k+n, the main reason im changing it is for experience to learn for other bikes i might get in the future, but also i dont think its been changed before so it will be good for the bike...
the thing is is that i took the old one out just now but it wasn't quite as i expected, the actual air filter was in a wire mesh with plastic covers on either end, but the covers seemed to be sealed to the mesh with some sort of glue? i didn't want to force things ,does anyone know what im explaining.
if i bought a filter racer would it be the whole unit (i.e. the mesh and the plastic sides aswel) or is it just the filter and i should break the glue holding the old unit togeather.?
i hope that makes sense to someone
thanks

The filters should look like this:

http://www.hiflofiltro.com/fileadmin...ge/hfa3609.jpg

There should be no need to break the black end caps, they come as a complete unit and fit straight in.

thats it racer that makes sense just what im after , i'l be in touch soon, thanks a lot, and thanks for all other replies