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r1 enduro
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:32 pm
by Chris Norloff
Fantastic! It's not the bike, it's the rider, eh!
Chris
husabob wrote:
reusable stainless steel oil filter
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:34 pm
by sylvain gilbert
I'm considering purchasing a reusable SS oil filter and would like feedback from any KLR owner that have experience with it or general comment.
Thanks in advance
Sylvain
1972 Honda SL70
1976 Honda XL100
1977 CanAm 175 Qualifier
1982 Honda CT70
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa turbo
2008 KLR
reusable stainless steel oil filter
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:50 pm
by Jeff Saline
On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:34:32 -0800 (PST) sylvain gilbert
writes:
> I'm considering purchasing a reusable SS oil filter and would like
> feedback from any KLR owner that have experience with it or general
> comment.
> Thanks in advance
> Sylvain
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Sylvain,
I don't have one, have never touched one but do have a couple of comments
since you asked. : )
From what I've read about them and heard from people that use them they
work well. Cleaning seems pretty easy if you have a place to clean the
filter.
I see a couple of downsides for my use. I don't want to try to clean one
on the road when traveling. I'm not sure this is a really valid argument
since I am willing to go 5,000 plus smiles on a filter without changing
it. I do change my oil around the 1,750 smile mark based on oil analysis
results on my bike and my riding conditions.
Cost is pretty high and if I recall correctly it would take something
like 75,000 smiles before you'd start saving money using it.
Last, I think if a guy was to find a tear in the filter screen it could
really slow down an oil change. If you had a replaceable filter you
could get back on the road quickly. But why would a guy have a spare
filter since you were expecting the reusable filter to be used again and
again and again?
If I only rode locally and expected my KLR to be with me for 20 years or
100,000 smiles I might consider one. In the meantime I'll stay with EMGO
filters for about $2.50 each through my local independent dealer and
change them every 1,750 to 5,000 or so smiles.
If you get one I'm interested in hearing you initial evaluation and later
evaluations after cleaning it.
Best,
Jeff Saline
ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
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