I have no doubt this is the wrong place to put this thread, but if so, someone will move it.
I bought some 5 wt Honda fork oil (SS-7) at a dealership this morning. It was $6.00 a pint. Everywhere else that I looked (googled Fork Oil) it (not necessarily Honda brand) was costing up to around 30 or $40 a quart. The dealership did not have a sale going on, and they quoted me standard list prices for another part. What gives? Is Honda brand fork oil cheap?
Are all fork oils created equal? What do you get in so called premium fork oils? OK, guys, from my pov, if any one of two dozen mc oils can be used long term in a bike without significant wear problems then they are equal. If garbage grade store brand oil meeting industry specs can be used and causes no wear, then I am hard pressed to acknowledge that it is less good than the premium, top of the line, name brand oil costing 4 times as much (I admit, I never use the former, and usually pick a name brand in the middle of the pack).
Do premium fork oils last longer? Are some all synthetic, blends, or dino based?
Are fork oil threads as contentious as standard oil, filter, and battery threads?
Have you seen this chart (why did they not include all of Honda's oils when I wanted that info)?: Fork Oil Chart
I bought some 5 wt Honda fork oil (SS-7) at a dealership this morning. It was $6.00 a pint. Everywhere else that I looked (googled Fork Oil) it (not necessarily Honda brand) was costing up to around 30 or $40 a quart. The dealership did not have a sale going on, and they quoted me standard list prices for another part. What gives? Is Honda brand fork oil cheap?
Are all fork oils created equal? What do you get in so called premium fork oils? OK, guys, from my pov, if any one of two dozen mc oils can be used long term in a bike without significant wear problems then they are equal. If garbage grade store brand oil meeting industry specs can be used and causes no wear, then I am hard pressed to acknowledge that it is less good than the premium, top of the line, name brand oil costing 4 times as much (I admit, I never use the former, and usually pick a name brand in the middle of the pack).
Do premium fork oils last longer? Are some all synthetic, blends, or dino based?
Are fork oil threads as contentious as standard oil, filter, and battery threads?
Have you seen this chart (why did they not include all of Honda's oils when I wanted that info)?: Fork Oil Chart