Hmmm.....and how does he substantiate his statement of "better". Any test results? Keep in mind, Ness is a bike "designer" that makes some pretty cool looking stuff. Don't know much about his performance background? Something to think about.
The Ness unit was very innovative when it first came out, in that it had a one piece backing plate that didn't leak / seep oil like the multiple piece SE units. It also doesn't have those goofy rubber tubes that direct the breather fumes into the throat of the throttle body like the latest SE version, but instead uses internal passages in the plate. All around a much better engineering solution than the SE. Add in the fact that you get a real K&N filter and not a piece of paper junk, and the choice is pretty obvious.
BTW - is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that H-D always waits for the aftermarket to be innovative and come up with improvements and fixes for H-D's bikes? Tom Hayden's M-6, Ness Big Sucker, TP Engineering rocker boxes, etc, etc, etc.
Jerry
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