Re: [ST] Honda oil filter

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whoa $2.80 for a crush washer!!!!!!!   Dude save your self some $$ 
and just re-use the old one. Or why not contact a US dealer and mail 
order yourself a few ??

Erik


>Hi list,
>
>Oh dear--I really opened a can of worms with the Honda filter thing. 
>I just checked back through my records, and the last Triumph filter 
>I bought was $18.99Cdn, plus $2.80Cdn for the crush washer. I can't 
>find a reference for the Honda filter, but I think it was about half 
>that price.
>
>I don't believe saving $9 is worth the potential warranty hassle, so 
>now I always buy the Triumph item. The only reason I ended up with a 
>Honda filter on the bike is that my dealer (now out of business) was 
>a multi-line dealer and seemed reluctant to stock Triumph parts 
>where there was a readily available substitute. They fitted the 
>Honda filter at the first service.
>
>If you're determined to go the Honda route, take the old filter into 
>the store and ask for one that looks the same!
>
>Robert "Sheep Dawg" Smith--Freelance Writer
>'00 ST
>Vancouver, BC
>www.smith.bc.ca
>
>
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