Not to be a drab drag, but most cannisters are better than most spin-ons, esp that orange one you mention. If spin on or whatever, I would go with a Hastings, Donaldson, or Wix. Definitely not the manufacturer of the orange one, because of the bad reports Consumer's Digest and some independent dude gives them. Stanley
________________________________ From: paul annen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 3:44:27 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Spin-on oil filter conversion all standard automotive... On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: Or you can buy the filters in black... if it takes the same size oil filter as the later bikes, at least. > > >On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 4:12 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > >that orange filter could be taken care of 2 ways.. 1 theres a chrome cover he >sells too, or my way, chrome spraypaint.. > >> >> >> >>On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Very interesting! Not sure I would want an orange filter cannister sticking >>out >>from my engine though. >> >>> >>> >>>Hey "surfswab" keep us posted on what you decide on for touring the country. >>>What are you finding for naked Wings? >>> >>> >>>Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>Thinking of retiring (again) and touring the country. Been looking at >>>>the early naked Goldwings for this purpose and stumbled upon a >>>>specialist who restores them. >>>> >>>>One of his vendors makes an interesting item, which caught my eye >>>>because he also makes it for the early Nighthawks. It's a machined >>>>piece which allows conversion of the OEM cannister oil filter assembly >>>>to accommodate late model automotive style spin-on type oil filters, >>>>like the 2nd gens (91-03) use. >>>> >>>>Worth a look: >>>> >>>>http://www.randakks.com/Engine%20Parts.htm#1 >>>> >>>>-- >>>> >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>-- >> >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
