Re: [St] Oil Filter Search

[Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Take a look here for alternative oil filters.
http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/FilterXRef.html
Al

JES_VFR wrote:
> At 11:36 PM 7/26/2007, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Greetings from the Great White North.  My logistical adventure 
>> continues this week with a search for a better oil filter for my new 
>> garage mate.  Scouting around Ottawa, I have checked into about a 
>> dozen different motorcycle dealers, car parts suppliers and 
>> department stores.  I even went to the Walmart in my neighbourhood 
>> with great expectations of putting my paws on a carton of $3 
>> (dreaming in Cdn dollars; 5% exchange, another 45% markup to print 
>> the packaging in two languages...) Supertech oil filters.  To my 
>> immense dismay, the complete shelf of oil filters, left to right, 
>> top to bottom was comprised of Fram filters as was almost every 
>> other store I visited. The only exception was my local CanadianTire 
>> store which, instead of shitty $10 Fram filters, had equally poorly 
>> rated K&N filters at $20 ea.
>>
>> So, looking to my friends south of the border, does anyone know 
>> where the most convenient Walmart store will be between Cornwall, 
>> Ontario (where I will be crossing the Canada-USA border in exactly 
>> two weeks) and Bangor, Maine (my exit point)?
>>
>> I will be making a two day - 2,000km blitz to the Maritimes to put 
>> some kms on the ST and to see my family and watch some Superbike 
>> races, of course!  Then do the same on the return leg...
>>
>> I expect to have at least enough room in my saddlebags to cram in a 
>> dozen filters, so any geographical assistance rendered would be most 
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Brian.
> 
> well, I'm not anywhere on that route, but you might check out the 
> advance auto stores, as well as the autozones and even some of the 
> little mom and pop parts stores for Bosch brand or better yet Wix 
> brand oil filters.
> They are much better quality than the fram filters and sometimes they 
> are even cheaper.
> 
> I don't know what number you need, but you can check the wix pn cross 
> reference on the AMSOIL sight.
> 
> 
> 
> JohnS
> A Dragon Ascending
> "Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"
> 
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