Uni FIlter or Unifilter

[Goldentaco]

I posted over on ADV but 100 views in and no bites... so here goes.

 

I've ordered a set of air filters for my Tenere 700...well for the Tenere 700 I will have when it arrives sometime in the next week or so.

Unifilter in AUS makes a kit for the Tenere 700 and Touratech was out of stock so I ordered from the Australian supplier. Not to mention I got the main filter and a prefilter for $70 shipped from AUS compared to the $84 Touratech wanted for just the main filter...before shipping.

I did find there's a USA company by the same name and they don't make a kit for the Tenere 700 yet but I've used their products before, oil and filters on my WR250R.

What I'm trying to figure out is when someone says they run a Uni Filter, which one are they talking about? Both companies say they make the best foam air filters. Uni in USA has been around since 1969 and Unifilter in AUS I think since 1976.

Can anyone add any insight into these two seemingly similar companies both claiming to be at the top of their game?

USA: https://unifilter.com/



AUS: https://www.uniflow.com.au/


J

[Stevoh]

Pretty sure most people if not all are talking Unifilter Australia, main office is only 20mins from my place and I've been using their filters in my bikes years.

[Cruizin]

I ordered the Unifilter from Australia.   I have used the Uni filter from USA for other bikes too. I assumed they were same company , maybe Im wrong?  Dunno. 

[Stevoh]

I've actually never heard of the US unifilter until now.

[REDHORSECA]

8 hours ago, Goldentaco said:

I posted over on ADV but 100 views in and no bites... so here goes.

 

I've ordered a set of air filters for my Tenere 700...well for the Tenere 700 I will have when it arrives sometime in the next week or so.

Unifilter in AUS makes a kit for the Tenere 700 and Touratech was out of stock so I ordered from the Australian supplier. Not to mention I got the main filter and a prefilter for $70 shipped from AUS compared to the $84 Touratech wanted for just the main filter...before shipping.

I did find there's a USA company by the same name and they don't make a kit for the Tenere 700 yet but I've used their products before, oil and filters on my WR250R.

What I'm trying to figure out is when someone says they run a Uni Filter, which one are they talking about? Both companies say they make the best foam air filters. Uni in USA has been around since 1969 and Unifilter in AUS I think since 1976.

Can anyone add any insight into these two seemingly similar companies both claiming to be at the top of their game?

USA: https://unifilter.com/

AUS: https://www.uniflow.com.au/

J

 

I was a little confused too. The red & black UNI logo I'm very familiar with as a US dirt biker.  I've had their filters for my Honda/ Suzuki/ Yamaha dirt bikes.

 

All this talk about the T7 filter and pre-filter, I thought they were from the same UNI company.

 

Then I see it was an Australian company when I thought it was a USA company. That clears thing up now. I never bothered looking at the company logos to see that they were two different companies. haha

 

I've known about UNI Filter (USA) for all my life.

 

Then I started seeing these UNI filter (AUS) T7 threads assuming it was the same company and learning that it was an Australian company.

 

[Stevoh]

Unifilter USA or AUS, at least we have a high quality option that isn't

Chinese!!

[Goldentaco]

Well UNI USA doesn't offer one for the Tenere 700.  Maybe in the future.  But I agree, I try to avoid Chinese IP thievery and not buy the ridiculously cheap crap they peddle all over Ebay.

 

J

Edited July 4, 2020 by Goldentaco

[Allen Kelly]

I used the Australian Uni Filter they have been around for ages and specialise in performance filters. Have a look at Mungo's last post on how well they perform in the dirt. Especially the prefilter. Cheers

[tj3089]

So they aren't the same company? Interesting 

[ADVUSA]

Any feedback on the UNI Filter / T7 performance.

And did you trim the snorkel the few mm (?) exactly per UNI recommendation?