The facts.
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Of the three elements listed for this airbox, this is the one that comes home genuinely dirty. That is its job. It also means the T12 is the one whose real risk lies in the half hour after the ride rather than during it — a dry 7-micron nonwoven survives dust and sand perfectly well and is undone in a workshop, by an impatient hand and a heat source. Nothing on a CFMOTO MT-X 1000 makes this more likely than on any other machine; it simply becomes relevant more often, because this element is the one you will actually be washing.
Key Features
- Polyester special nonwoven, dry, rated 7 microns at 560 l/m²/sec
- The finest medium Sprint Filter lists for this airbox
- Regenerated with compressed air — no oil, before or after cleaning
- Drops into the series airbox in place of the paper panel; no remap
- About double the working area of a comparable performance element
- Two-year warranty; designed to stay with the motorcycle
Heat is the one step you cannot undo
Water is reversible and detergent is reversible; the element goes back to what it was once both have drained away. Heat is not. The instruction to keep the panel away from heat guns, radiators and flames is not a legal formality but the single most useful sentence in the whole procedure, because what has to survive the wash is not only the medium but the shape of the sealing edge around it. An element that no longer sits properly in its frame is not filtering at 7 microns or at any other figure — air that goes past a seal has not been filtered at all. Drying slowly in moving air costs nothing but patience.
Refitting, and the claim to avoid
The other half of the same rule is to put it back dry. A damp element in a warm airbox is a poor start to the next ride, and fine dust sticks to moisture in a way it does not stick to a dry nonwoven. Fit it when it is genuinely dry and leave the surface alone — nothing is sprayed on this medium at any stage. And while it is out, resist the story the aftermarket usually tells: a drop-in filter does not make a standard MT-X 1000 noticeably faster. It gives you an intake restriction that can be returned to its original value on purpose, which is a smaller claim and a true one.
Care and cleaning
The routine, in order: compressed air on the clean face, worked outwards; lukewarm water with a little mild detergent only if the load is oily; a rinse until the water runs clear; then unhurried drying in moving air and a dry refit. The maintenance sheet for the SM292T12 sits in the Downloads tab on this page and is worth reading once before the first service rather than after it.
Fitment & Compatibility
Made for the airbox of the CFMOTO MT-X 1000 of the 2026 model year, one element per motorcycle. This part number covers two CFMOTO models; the complete list is in the Fitment tab.
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FitmentWhich bikes this fits▼
- CFMOTO MT-X 800 (2022–2026)
- CFMOTO MT-X 1000 (2026)
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