quick reply please!

[SPEEDEMON]

so nobody uses fram filters on here and doesnt have a problem with it....i really dont wanna do another $40 oil change....im not in love with fram here or anything but no fram guys out there? ill just wait till next oil change......2500 miles...or so

you dont need to get new oil, you can reuse the oil, just collect it in something clean and use an oem filter...the filter will take out any junk that might have gotten in there.
either way i would deff remove it now.

 

[kkattan]

i am definately NO OIL filter expert..

i use fram on cars because they are easy to get on and easy to take off.. have that nice grip..

keep in mind the cars are worth around 1500 bucks.. over 10 years old.. my cousin only uses Bosch filters on his new car.. the hayabusa.. i treat like a lamborgini or some very expensive car only putting the best.. like over kill.. will you be safe.. maybe.. seems like others say get it off now..

not sure... how easy was it to change the oil.. and will you be worried now while you drive the bike.. if so.. change the oil so you can enjoy the bike and not worry about the filter..

i will add TurboTorch has never let me down.. really knows his stuff.

 

[frisbee]

K&N OR STOCK !

 

[rubbersidedown]

dont worry about the oil,if you wanna change the filter go for it. Unscrew the freaking thing install a new one,fire her up to fill the new filter,and top up oil as nessecary.

and calm down. Anytime you get advice from these boys its from experience and a HUGE knowledge base.Want to keep yer Fram...go for it.

You catch a lot more fly's with honey than you do with vinegar

 

[EdC]

The guys on here are just trying to give you good advice. We had a lengthy discussion on here about this very subject a few months ago - if you do a search for "filters" or something like that, you'll find it.

At that time, I called Purolator and asked where in my area I could buy their motorcycle filters (Pep Boys, by the way). During the conversation, I asked the rep about using automotive filters on a motorcycle. His words were, "I would use ANY brand of motorcyle filter on my bike before I would use even OUR brand of automotive filter on it!" That says volumes...

Automotive filters aren't made to withstand the sudden spikes in pressure and flow or the high engine speeds that motorcycle engines can generate. When the fitler's ability to handle that pressure or flow is exceeded, the pressure relief valve opens, which permits oil to flow around the filtering element in the filter. In other words, when your engine is at high RPM and depends upon clean oil the most, it's being fed unfiltered oil.

And the Fram haters are right - they have been tested by several independent agencies and always have scored poorly. I've been in automotive service management for 40+ years and I've never seen a study done that was complimentary to Fram.

Ed