Hey, I'm about to change my oil/oil filter on my 02 F4I. I was wondering do you guys reccomend the factory OEM oil and oil filter? I looked on this site http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/FilterXRef.htmland it said that the OEM oil filter is not recommended. What do you guys think?

 

i have leaned on that site for awhile now and i like the testing and reasoning behind their conclusions....therefore, i go by what their tests have found...i personally use the purolator based on their recommendation and have had no issues thus far.....

just my .02

 

Oh yeah I forgot to mention, what about the oil? should I go with the Factory Oil from Honda dealerships?

 

i use Honda Oil the red bottle, but that's just me....i did a full drain and decided to use it because i don't have a lot of miles on my baby....but a lot of guys use repsol, mobi, and numerous others, i don't think any are really that bad....

i can't remember off the top of my head....i don't think you should mix non and synthetic unless you are doing a full drain and i think you should wait past the break in for awhile before converting to synth if you want...

overall, i think it's just a personal preference, both oil and filter...you can read a TON of threads on here about oil...i use Honda Oil just because i can get it at my bike shop....but that's just me....

 

i use the oem oil filter and it works just fine. i got a k&n air filter so i would prob never have to worry about that again, it was like only $50 and well worth it to me. for oil, i just use the reg motorcycle 10w40. works great, i tried full synthetic (royal purple)and it screwed with my shifting really bad so i don't even touch that stuff anymore.

 

Great site. However, I am kind of skeptical about a Walmart oil filter being better than Honda OEM...

As for what i run... Honda filter, Repsol 4T "syntetico" 10-40 (syntetic blend).

 

K&N air and oil filters, andfull synthetic oil.I've used Red Line, Amsoil, and currently Mobil.

 

I just use the oem oil filter and motul full synthetic oil. I have yet to buy my K&N air filter.

 

I use honda filters and oil, better be good for the price. And if something goes wrong I can blame honda for telling me to use their stuff. Far fetched I know

 

you pay $50 for an oil filter? wow isnt that expensive?