Sprint Filter PM203S F1-85 air filter
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The facts.

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Sprint Filter makes five media. Three of them are catalogued for the CB1000R airbox: the standard P08, the fine P14 and this racing cloth. The water-repellent P037 is not listed for this housing, and neither is the T12 written for extreme conditions. What is left is a single line running from fine and slow to free-flowing and fast, and this element sits at one end of it. Sitting at the end of a line is a different thing from sitting at the top of a ladder.

Key Features

  • P08 F1-85 dry polyester from 22 µm threads, rated 15,000 l/m²/sec
  • The high-flow end of the three media catalogued for this airbox
  • Retention measured at 95.22 % of 100-micron particles, against 93.13 % for the P08
  • No oil at any point in its life; compressed air is the whole service kit
  • Standard airbox and standard mapping — the exchange is internal and reversible
  • Two years of guarantee on an element specified to outlast the motorcycle

One dimension, three positions

Read the three listings as a line and the decision becomes easier to make. Flow is what moves most: 1,800 litres for the 14 µm P14 at one end, 5,050 for the 80 µm P08 in the middle, 15,000 here — where the 85 is part of the name, not a pore size. The published retention comparison is a separate matter and is measured at 100 microns, where this cloth records slightly higher than the standard element. That test says nothing about the fine end of the range, which is precisely where a 14 µm mat is designed to work, so the two figures answer different questions and neither ranks the media outright.

What a racing weave asks of you

A racing service rhythm is a small habit and a permanent commitment. It applies to every hour the engine runs, on a machine that may well be kept for a decade, and it is the price of flow capacity that a standard naked litre bike has no way of drawing on: an insert filter does not make a standard motorcycle noticeably stronger, and the PM203S F1-85 leaves a CB1000R exactly as quick as it was. The purchase makes sense where the bike does regular circuit work and the element is inspected between outings. For everything else on this housing, the standard P08 is the better-placed choice.

Care and cleaning

Service is quick and consists entirely of taking things away. Compressed air at the clean face, worked outward, restores an even colour to the cloth; road film that resists comes off in warm water with a mild washing-up detergent, rinsed until the water runs clear. Drying happens in open air and never with heat, since a hot air gun or radiator will deform the material and a deformed element seals poorly ever after. It is refitted dry, with nothing sprayed on. The maintenance sheet for this element is filed in the Downloads tab.

Fitment & Compatibility

Listed for the Honda CB1000R of model years 2018 to 2026, a single machine with no sister model sharing the part. The other two positions on the line, the standard P08 and the fine P14, are catalogued for the identical housing and swap in the same way. The Fitment tab has the full listing.

DownloadsOwner's manual · brochure▼
FitmentWhich bikes this fits▼
  • Honda CB1000R (2018–2026)
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