oil filters
AMSOil SMF 109
Baldwin B7419
Bike Master 314-0025
Champion PH7016
Cycle Power 314-1919
Emgo 10-55662
Emgo 10-55660
Fram PH6018
Hi-Flo HF138 <-- Recommended
J.C.Whitney ZX063166P
K&N 138 <-- Recommended
NAPA Gold 1359 (at UAP/NAPA) <-- Recommended
WIX 51359 (at UAP/NAPA) <-- Recommended
Parts Unlimited
Per-Form J-509
ProPart 01-0029
Purolator ML16818 <-- Recommended
STP SMO-18
Suzuki 16510-03G00-X07 or 16510-07J00 <-- Recommended
VESRAH vsf-3009

Recommended means John Weldon at VSRI cut it apart and liked what he saw. He has not checked all makes.

 

I have seen this. However I am wondering if somewhere like Wal Mart or Auto Zone or NAPA might sell one of these options so I can buy it quickly. I plan to check it out soon anyway.

 

that's a great list. just take that list with you to your favorite big box store and most have purolator and fram.

 

NAPA is on the list.

 

NAPA is where I pick mine up. Can't go wrong with WIX

 

IMO I would stay away from the Fram filter. I have been a member on numerous cycle forums that consistently agree that the motorcycle version of the Fram filter is not of a very good quality.

 

Yet there is a 375,000 plus mile Vee out there using Fram oil filters and car oil. There goes a couple of popular cautions down the tubes.

 

Dang...too bad it wasn't darksided as well! >

 

When I finally get the Mercedes Maybach I'll be very careful where I buy my filters for it. For the Wee, however, filter brand is something less than a critical consideration.

 

Many auto parts stores carry the K&N or Mobil1 filters. All I've found at Wal-Mart are the Fram filters.

 

I took a picture of that list as well as a list of batteries that fit. I saw it back in June, I think. I went to Wally World and remembered I had that list with me. I picked up the Fram filter for $8.XX. My Suzi dealer has filters at $19.XX. I just saved some beer money:smile2:

 

Not sure if it's still true of FRAM filters but when I rode a Bandit and saw one cut apart and saw cardboard end pieces I was not a FRAM user after that even for my cages.

 

Not sure if it's still true of FRAM filters but when I rode a Bandit and saw one cut apart and saw cardboard end pieces....

So what? Remember, this is something that we THROW AWAY every 2500 miles (or so.) Who cares if it has cardboard in it as long as it filters out the dirt.

I don't know where Fram got this reputation as being a bad filter. I've used nothing but Fram filters for over 45 years. And 7 of those years I owned an auto repair shop and that's what we used. And I've never had a problem.

Also remember that oil filters on bikes is a relatively new idea. Back when I started riding, in the '60's, most bikes didn't have filters. And those millions of VW Beatles ran just fine without a filter.

Please people, stop spreading unfounded gossip. Let's stick to data and facts.

 

Let me get this straight; you have to change the oil filter?

 

No you don't. BUT it would be mighty nice, show her you love her.:wink2:

I heard of a lady driving her toyota for 55,000 km with no oil change, just topping up. When the mechanic asked her if she wanted an oil change she asked the same question.

Have a good one
Brian

 

Why even bother with buying filters locally? You can get the Hi-Flo HF138 for $7.89 from Amazon. No sales tax, and free shipping if you're a Prime Member.

 

As stated in the OP, I needed it quick.

 

I usually get a Wix from O'Reilly which is convenient to me.

 

Personally I would pick up a WIX filter at my local auto parts store or a NAPA filter if I needed one quick, NAPA filters are made by WIX, same filter. If I needed one at 2 am this morning then it would be a Fram from my 24hr Walmart, but I would try and wait till the auto parts store opened and get a WIX. I hate fram filters after having one fail, but thats just me. Cardboard end caps are just stupid. My Auto Zone has filters in stock also from Purolator I think. But, Purolators have rubber bands in them for some reason, at least the ones I've opened up. The Suzuki equivalent filter is an easy one to find around here, very common. But, I still order Hi-Flo filters in bulk, cheaper that way and the filter is well made for the money.

Remember you can leave a filter on for more than 3.5K, don't have to put a fresh one on every oil change. Every other oil change I put on a new filter, why throw money away? Ever cut a filter open and see how it's doing? At 3K mine still look new.

 

Ok folks, I apologize, I started, not intentionally, the negative comments about Fram filters and as I mentioned, I was only referring to the ones used on motorcycles. As far as I know, and have used them myself, Fram automotive filters are equal to or better than any others although I have never dissected any.

 

Big Box Inversion

Although I too can get Wix at O'Reilys, I found an online place where I could buy them for a few dollars each but they had really high S&H, almost as if they were owned by Jim at Eastern Beaver. So, to get the S&H down to a reasonable amount per filter, I bought a dozen of them, much more than O'Reilys would ever stock, about 48,000 miles of oil filters. With my self cleaning K&N air cleaner, I figure I'm set for life; leaning toward Sagebrush's approach. Since I did that, I have never gone out to a store in search of an OF.