And that is my point, so saying your bike has gone X miles with aHi Flo filter means nothing. And I fail to see how having to clean it is convenient. Chuck the old and spin on a new. Nowthat's convenient. 2 hours vs 30 seconds.
Not flaming, not piling on , JMO. You axed, we gave.
It is convenient only because I live in 3 different places in the states and I never have to worry about having a filter. there are many reasons for not using a cleanable filter.
1. You are going to get rid of the machine and the investment is not good for you pocketbook.
2. You don't have a the equipment to clean/service the filter
3. You don't have the desire to spend an extra hour to do it right.
4. You have the bike serviced by a shop or dealer and they won't do it for you.
5. You just don't care.
6. You don't have the ability to service such a device.
7. You don't believe that 30 to 35 micron filtering is good enough but a K&N air filter is OK (which also needs to be cleaned and serviced)
:-)