Well I went and bought some Castrol Synthetic today, they are having a special 5 quarts of 20-50 and a Purelator Pure one filter for $26 bucks. So I got the oil filter that fit my Silverado and went to HD for the filter for the bike. Now the trucks filters ranged from $4 to the best at $8.49 and the Harley filter cost me $16.82. So I started to wonder, someone has to make quality filters for the bike. Anybody have input on where?

 

On a 20 plus thousand dollar bike, I'm not worrying about
saving 5 bucks on each oil filter....3 changes a year.
I'm sure you can find comparable filters made by other manufacturers .....Someone somewhere posted a "comparison chart" of other brands of filters and how they rated in an test, maybe they'll chime in and re-post

 

$16.82?????????????..... Find another dealer. I just bought the black filter for $8.95. The chrome filter sells for $13.95. I alway's buy the black filter, I think it holds less heat than the chrome. I also like the 5 MICRON rating which was the best I could find while researching different oil filters. Ps:The prices I stated on the black/chrome HD filters are MSRP.

 

Black HD filter here in TN. 8.95 What's with the 16.95 oil filter? Does it come precharged with syn oil? or is that installed???

 

Good one Ronp42. To the OP you may want to check places like Zanotti HD, Chicago HD or LSHD1 for discounted filters thru internet sales.

 

I buy the black ones from Chicago HD.Time for me to order some more!

 

I just spent $8.95 on a black one at my dealer. Sounds like time to find a new dealer.

 

Me 2, usually buy something from them and just add filters to the order, usually 4 at a time

 

I get mine from my local dealer. they give me a 10% military discount. I know, it's not a lot, but then again I'm not riding tens of thousands of miles a year.

 

I hear what your saying, but it's not so much the money as it is having someone shove it up you ?$$ just because you have a $20K bike.