Oil Filter Options

[Yata-Garasu_imp]

I found another oil filter that fits and seems like a sensible match for the CB1100.

The Super Tech MP6607 is the same filter as the ST6607, but the MP6607 has a silicone drain-back valve, while the regular ST6607 has a nitrile rubber drain-back valve.

Since the CB1100 is oil cooled, having a silicone drain-back valve which resists heat better than nitrile rubber makes good sense.

Of course, the Honda filter also has a silicone drain-back valve. But it should be illegal to sell $26 oil filters!

I'm glad there are good alternatives.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/SuperTech-20K.../868600480

[GoldOxide_imp]

I found another oil filter that fits and seems like a sensible match for the CB1100.

The Super Tech MP6607 is the same filter as the ST6607, but the MP6607 has a silicone drain-back valve, while the regular ST6607 has a nitrile rubber drain-back valve.

Since the CB1100 is oil cooled, having a silicone drain-back valve which resists heat better than nitrile rubber makes good sense.

Of course, the Honda filter also has a silicone drain-back valve. But it should be illegal to sell $26 oil filters!

I'm glad there are good alternatives.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/SuperTech-20K.../868600480

Dang. Oil filters are soooooo cheap in the U.S.

[Yata-Garasu_imp]

I found another oil filter that fits and seems like a sensible match for the CB1100.

The Super Tech MP6607 is the same filter as the ST6607, but the MP6607 has a silicone drain-back valve, while the regular ST6607 has a nitrile rubber drain-back valve.

Since the CB1100 is oil cooled, having a silicone drain-back valve which resists heat better than nitrile rubber makes good sense.

Of course, the Honda filter also has a silicone drain-back valve. But it should be illegal to sell $26 oil filters!

I'm glad there are good alternatives.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/SuperTech-20K.../868600480

Dang. Oil filters are soooooo cheap in the U.S.

Exactly! If you can get equivalent or superior quality, why pay $26 when you can get essentially the same thing for $6?

Aren't Super Tech products available in Canada and Mexico too? I'm pretty sure they're sold in Mexico too, not sure about Canada.

Ps. If I had a new bike still under warranty, I could see using an OEM filter just to be safe.

My bike has been out of warranty for over 5 years. Honda doesn't need the extra $20 as much as I do!

[GoldOxide_imp]

I found another oil filter that fits and seems like a sensible match for the CB1100.

The Super Tech MP6607 is the same filter as the ST6607, but the MP6607 has a silicone drain-back valve, while the regular ST6607 has a nitrile rubber drain-back valve.

Since the CB1100 is oil cooled, having a silicone drain-back valve which resists heat better than nitrile rubber makes good sense.

Of course, the Honda filter also has a silicone drain-back valve. But it should be illegal to sell $26 oil filters!

I'm glad there are good alternatives.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/SuperTech-20K.../868600480

Dang. Oil filters are soooooo cheap in the U.S.

Exactly! If you can get equivalent or superior quality, why pay $26 when you can get essentially the same thing for $6?

Aren't Super Tech products available in Canada and Mexico too? I'm pretty sure they're sold in Mexico too, not sure about Canada.

Ps. If I had a new bike still under warranty, I could see using an OEM filter just to be safe.

My bike has been out of warranty for over 5 years. Honda doesn't need the extra $20 as much as I do!

Exactly! If you can get equivalent or superior quality, why pay $26 when you can get essentially the same thing for $6?

Aren't Super Tech products available in Canada and Mexico too? I'm pretty sure they're sold in Mexico too, not sure about Canada.

Ps. If I had a new bike still under warranty, I could see using an OEM filter just to be safe.

My bike has been out of warranty for over 5 years. Honda doesn't need the extra $20 as much as I do!
Some Super Tech products are sold in Walmart Canada, but not all products.

[mvk24_imp]

For those of us who don't put many miles on our machines, like 1,000 or 2,000 or less a year, how often should we be changing our oil? And fuel, for that matter. I use Sta-bil fuel stabilizer in my 1923 Model T Ford and have considered using it in my motorcycle.

The reccomendation I've always seen was once every season if not meeting the mile requirements for a bike. A car is usually the 3/5k miles or every 6 months.

I assume this difference is because a car is generally used year round and a bike gets the winter months off in most regions.

Not really sure why but that's what I usually see reccomended.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

[Yata-Garasu_imp]

For those of us who don't put many miles on our machines, like 1,000 or 2,000 or less a year, how often should we be changing our oil? And fuel, for that matter. I use Sta-bil fuel stabilizer in my 1923 Model T Ford and have considered using it in my motorcycle.

The reccomendation I've always seen was once every season if not meeting the mile requirements for a bike. A car is usually the 3/5k miles or every 6 months.

I assume this difference is because a car is generally used year round and a bike gets the winter months off in most regions.

Not really sure why but that's what I usually see reccomended.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

The reccomendation I've always seen was once every season if not meeting the mile requirements for a bike. A car is usually the 3/5k miles or every 6 months.

I assume this difference is because a car is generally used year round and a bike gets the winter months off in most regions.

Not really sure why but that's what I usually see recommended.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
Agreed. What I learned was to change dino oil every 3k miles, synthetic oil every 5k miles, or annually, whichever comes first.

That's what I follow, but the mileage numbers are probably kind of random because different engines wear out oil at different rates.

My liquid cooled V-Twin Shadow has a much lower revving engine than the CB1100, and it doesn't get as hot either.

Since the CB1100 is air cooled and generally revs much higher, I think the CB1100 engine is probably much harder on oil than most other bikes. This is just a deduction as I haven't actually done oil testing and compared the used oil between the two bikes.

I use both my bikes for around town driving and I have a car too, so last year I averaged a bit less than 5k miles per vehicle, where in Texas we generally have a year round riding season with a slow month or two.

[mvk24_imp]

For those of us who don't put many miles on our machines, like 1,000 or 2,000 or less a year, how often should we be changing our oil? And fuel, for that matter. I use Sta-bil fuel stabilizer in my 1923 Model T Ford and have considered using it in my motorcycle.

The reccomendation I've always seen was once every season if not meeting the mile requirements for a bike. A car is usually the 3/5k miles or every 6 months.

I assume this difference is because a car is generally used year round and a bike gets the winter months off in most regions.

Not really sure why but that's what I usually see reccomended.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

The reccomendation I've always seen was once every season if not meeting the mile requirements for a bike. A car is usually the 3/5k miles or every 6 months.

I assume this difference is because a car is generally used year round and a bike gets the winter months off in most regions.

Not really sure why but that's what I usually see recommended.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
Agreed. What I learned was to change dino oil every 3k miles, synthetic oil every 5k miles, or annually, whichever comes first.

That's what I follow, but the mileage numbers are probably kind of random because different engines wear out oil at different rates.

My liquid cooled V-Twin Shadow has a much lower revving engine than the CB1100, and it doesn't get as hot either.

Since the CB1100 is air cooled and generally revs much higher, I think the CB1100 engine is probably much harder on oil than most other bikes. This is just a deduction as I haven't actually done oil testing and compared the used oil between the two bikes.

I use both my bikes for around town driving and I have a car too, so last year I averaged a bit less than 5k miles per vehicle, where in Texas we generally have a year round riding season with a slow month or two.

The reccomendation I've always seen was once every season if not meeting the mile requirements for a bike. A car is usually the 3/5k miles or every 6 months.

I assume this difference is because a car is generally used year round and a bike gets the winter months off in most regions.

Not really sure why but that's what I usually see recommended.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
Agreed. What I learned was to change dino oil every 3k miles, synthetic oil every 5k miles, or annually, whichever comes first.

That's what I follow, but the mileage numbers are probably kind of random because different engines wear out oil at different rates.

My liquid cooled V-Twin Shadow has a much lower revving engine than the CB1100, and it doesn't get as hot either.

Since the CB1100 is air cooled and generally revs much higher, I think the CB1100 engine is probably much harder on oil than most other bikes. This is just a deduction as I haven't actually done oil testing and compared the used oil between the two bikes.

I use both my bikes for around town driving and I have a car too, so last year I averaged a bit less than 5k miles per vehicle, where in Texas we generally have a year round riding season with a slow month or two. Very jealous of your Texas all season riding! I'm delayed moving down there but was looking forward to riding year round this year.

Looking forward to taking my bike down to Big Bend just gotta bring some extra gas for that one haha.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

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Paper or plastic?

Paper please!