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03-12-2008, 09:33 PM
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Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer?
Hi,
My '94 is in need of an oil change, and I'm tired of going to the dealership with their inflated prices (and who I have no allegiance to since I bought the bike used and have a mechanic). Anyone have a good recommendation for mail order? Thought I'd stick with the Honda synthetic blend, although a few years back I used the Mobil 1 motorcycle and that worked fine also. Not that I want to stir up a hornet's nest with the dyno vs. synthetic debate. ;) Thanks in advance, John '94 VFR '01 S2000 '00 Impreza (151k and going strong) _____ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 5549 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter _______________________________________________ vfr mailing list vfr@xxxxxx For subscription and delivery options: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr |
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03-12-2008, 10:59 PM
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RE: Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer?
http://www.seantmurphy.com/VFR/#Resources
Click on the Oil Filter Efficiency link, buy Mobil 1 or the Wal*Mart brand filters, Honda filters suck. Use the Oil Filter Cross Reference link to get the filter model for the bike. Use Mobil1 synthetic. You'll also need a nylon or new crush washer for the drain plug. Cheers, Sean T Murphy 2003 VFR800A - 29,000+ miles The Dragon, The Wolf, and The Cherohala Skyway: Check Orlando, FL "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something." -- T. H. Huxley _____ From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Podlasek Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:34 PM To: vfr@xxxxxx Subject: Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer? Hi, My '94 is in need of an oil change, and I'm tired of going to the dealership with their inflated prices (and who I have no allegiance to since I bought the bike used and have a mechanic). Anyone have a good recommendation for mail order? Thought I'd stick with the Honda synthetic blend, although a few years back I used the Mobil 1 motorcycle and that worked fine also. Not that I want to stir up a hornet's nest with the dyno vs. synthetic debate. ;) Thanks in advance, John '94 VFR '01 S2000 '00 Impreza (151k and going strong) _____ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 5549 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter _______________________________________________ vfr mailing list vfr@xxxxxx For subscription and delivery options: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr |
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03-13-2008, 07:31 AM
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RE: Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer?
John, many of us are using Shell Rotella T Full Synthetic in our VFRs. One of our own VFR listers (although the wuss has recently quit riding) was a research chemist at Shell and said that the formulation of the Rotella product was perfect for bikes and I totally trust his recommendation. Motorcycle Consumer News also rated it highly. What's nice about this is that you can get a gallon of it at WalMart for about $14. While you are there you can pick up the appropriate SuperTech filter for your bike for a couple of dollars as well. My 99 uses the ST6607 as do all of the 5th and 6th Gens. I'm not sure about yours however. It is a very well made filter. I have a spare "crush" washer but I have torqued the oil drain plug to spec numerous times and do not see any indication that this is actually a crush washer. Therefore I have been reusing the original one with no leaks or problems. Not a bad idea to have a spare but don't waste your money changing
it each time. Inspect and reuse has worked for me. Hope this helps. Vic < My '94 is in need of an oil change, and I'm tired of going to the dealership with their inflated prices (and who I have no allegiance to since I bought the bike used and have a mechanic). Anyone have a good recommendation for mail order? Thought I'd stick with the Honda synthetic blend, although a few years back I used the Mobil 1 motorcycle and that worked fine also. Not that I want to stir up a hornet's nest with the dyno vs. synthetic debate. ;) Thanks in advance, John '94 VFR '01 S2000 '00 Impreza (151k and going strong) >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ vfr mailing list vfr@xxxxxx For subscription and delivery options: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr |
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03-13-2008, 10:46 AM
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Re: Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer?
On Thursday 13Mar, 2008, at 12:59 AM, Sean wrote:
> > Hi, > > My '94 is in need of an oil change, and I'm tired of going to the > dealership with their inflated prices (and who I have no allegiance > to since I bought the bike used and have a mechanic). > > Anyone have a good recommendation for mail order? Thought I'd stick > with the Honda synthetic blend, although a few years back I used > the Mobil 1 motorcycle and that worked fine also. Not that I want > to stir up a hornet's nest with the dyno vs. synthetic debate. ;) > > Thanks in advance, > > John > '94 VFR > '01 S2000 > '00 Impreza (151k and going strong) > > John, I've no idea where you can mail order oil or a filter. While this doesn't answer either of your questions, I figure it's no different in that regards than the other replies you've gotten so far, and we're a friendly bunch here; so I figured I'd just say hi, and compliment you on having the best model VFR. Hopefully someone will be able to answer your questions at some point. later, Johnj _______________________________________________ vfr mailing list vfr@xxxxxx For subscription and delivery options: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr |
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03-13-2008, 11:48 AM
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Re: Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer?
www.bikebandit.com?
-----Original Message----- From: John Johnson To: vfr List Sent: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 9:46 am Subject: Re: Mail order recommendations for oil, filter and washer? On Thursday 13Mar, 2008, at 12:59 AM, Sean wrote: Hi, My '94 is in need of an oil change, and I'm tired of going to the dealership with their inflated prices (and who I have no allegiance to since I bought the bike used and have a mechanic). Anyone have a good recommendation for mail order? Thought I'd stick with the Honda synthetic blend, although a few years back I used the Mobil 1 motorcycle and that worked fine also. Not that I want to stir up a hornet's nest with the dyno vs. synthetic debate. ;) Thanks in advance, John '94 VFR '01 S2000 '00 Impreza (151k and going strong) John, I've no idea where you can mail order oil or a filter. While this doesn't answer either of your questions, I figure it's no different in that regards than the other replies you've gotten so far, and we're a friendly bunch here; so I figured I'd just say hi, and compliment you on having the best model VFR. Hopefully someone will be able to answer your questions at some point. later, Johnj = _______________________________________________ vfr mailing list vfr@xxxxxx For subscription and delivery options: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr _______________________________________________ vfr mailing list vfr@xxxxxx For subscription and delivery options: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/vfr |
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