The facts.
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Most YZF-R15 lead a double life: track days or a club grid at the weekend, and the same journey to work five days a week. That is a genuinely difficult brief for an air filter, because the two halves want opposite things. The circuit half wants flow, on a surface that is swept, with an engine that is inspected often. The commuting half meets fine airborne material continuously and wants a medium drawn for that air. The P08 F1-85 answers the first half emphatically — 15,000 l/m²/sec from a patented weave of 22-micron threads — and it is not the answer for the second.
Key Features
- The P08 F1-85 racing medium: air flow 15,000 l/m²/sec, 95.22 % of 100-micron particles retained (maker's test)
- Dry polyester with no oil in it — nothing to migrate onto the throttle body or sensors
- Filtering surface roughly double what other performance filters offer
- Takes the original element's place in the standard airbox — nothing modified, no remap
- Washable and reusable, cleaned between sessions with compressed air from the clean side
- Two years of warranty; it is built to last the life of the motorcycle
Which half of the life dominates
The sensible way to settle it is by counting. A bike that races most weekends and commutes occasionally is a race bike, and the F1-85 is the right part for it. A bike that commutes daily and visits a circuit three times a year is a road bike with a hobby, and it should be running the standard P08 — or the P14 at 14 microns if the commute is dusty. The mistake is choosing the medium by which half feels more important rather than by which half accounts for the kilometres.
Or change it twice a year
There is a third option that suits this bike particularly well, because the element sits entirely inside the standard airbox and needs no modification or remapping in either direction. Swapping media takes an afternoon and leaves nothing behind, so a bike with a real racing season and a real commuting winter can simply run the fabric that matches what it is doing. Whichever way it is settled, one thing should not be expected of any of them. None of these elements adds power to a standard R15. A filter can only return the restriction it was adding, and on a healthy standard intake that is a small quantity — the honest benefit is that it stays small, because a washable element is returned to its starting condition instead of climbing steadily until it is thrown away.
Care and cleaning
Compressed air over the clean side, directed outwards, and refit dry. When a deeper clean is due, wash in lukewarm water with a mild detergent, rinse until the water runs clear and let it dry fully in air — never with heat, never near a flame. Whichever medium happens to be fitted, it is not oiled before washing and not oiled after. The Sprint Filter maintenance sheet is in the Downloads tab.
Fitment & Compatibility
Made for the Yamaha YZF R15 V3.0 from 2017 to 2026. The same PM198S F1-85 element covers seven machines across the 125 and 155 range; the complete list is in the Fitment tab.
DownloadsOwner's manual · brochure▼
FitmentWhich bikes this fits▼
- Yamaha MT 125 (2021–2026)
- Yamaha XSR 125 (2021–2026)
- Yamaha YZF R125 (2019–2026)
- Yamaha MT 15 /MT 155 (2018–2026)
- Yamaha Vixion R 155 (2018–2026)
- Yamaha XSR 155 (2019–2026)
- Yamaha YZF R15 V3.0 (2017–2026)
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