racing filters, kevlar belts???

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racing filters, kevlar belts???

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no heated discussion on whether or not you will be paying 25 bones for a racing oil filter??? whether or not the kevlar belt is actually the right one????
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???

Am I missing something?
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We can argue if you want…

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If it exist it's in asia.
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jfrost2 wrote:If it exist it's in asia.
no, they are both on the scooter works site...
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For the 50cc.
Fits Genuine - all 50cc bikes
http://www.scooterworks.com/Kevlar_Belt ... 72C290.cfm
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If you wear a kevlar belt will it keep your pants on in a crash?
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Sunil wrote:If you wear a kevlar belt will it keep your pants on in a crash?
I'm sure it should... but isn't the racing filter a suppository?
I don't do much modding on the scoot anymore, just riding :-)
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jfrost2 wrote:For the 50cc.
Fits Genuine - all 50cc bikes
http://www.scooterworks.com/Kevlar_Belt ... 72C290.cfm
thanks... missed that... the oil filter is http://www.scooterworks.com/Oil_Filter_ ... 57C292.cfm
is my understanding that a "racing" oil filter basically would just be more free flowing???
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lou76 wrote:is my understanding that a "racing" oil filter basically would just be more free flowing???
Or more "red" and more "expensive"?

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Just remember, ferrari branded products really arent worth the 3x price tag.

Same for other big names, the black 9.99 oil filter works just as good.
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jfrost2 wrote:ferrari branded products really arent worth the 3x price tag.
Especially if they spell it "ferarri," like the sweet folding aviator shades I had in junior high school.
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My laptop has better hardware than the ferrari laptop, cost 4x less.

A bit off topic, but just saying, sometimes two different brands cost totally different prices, but they work the same in the end.
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jfrost2 wrote:My laptop has better hardware than the ferrari laptop, cost 4x less.

A bit off topic, but just saying, sometimes two different brands cost totally different prices, but they work the same in the end.
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lou76 wrote:no heated discussion on whether or not you will be paying 25 bones for a racing oil filter??? whether or not the kevlar belt is actually the right one????
What's the matter Lou76? You get left behind last weekend?
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Personally, the kevlar belt might be a good deal just because you shouldn't need to replace it as often as the stock belt... the "racing" oil filter however... I would stay away from. There's a reason they flow more, the holes for junk to get through are larger, that means potentially more crap going into the engine.

Oil is for cooling and lubricating, unless you're overheating, there's no need for one. Save a few bucks and just get the standard filter. Let me know how you like the kevlar belt though :wink:
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Syd wrote:
lou76 wrote:no heated discussion on whether or not you will be paying 25 bones for a racing oil filter??? whether or not the kevlar belt is actually the right one????
What's the matter Lou76? You get left behind last weekend?
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only by the maxi's...
and it slowed me down a bit when i got a rear flat outside of superior on the way back...
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lou76 wrote:
Syd wrote:
lou76 wrote:no heated discussion on whether or not you will be paying 25 bones for a racing oil filter??? whether or not the kevlar belt is actually the right one????
What's the matter Lou76? You get left behind last weekend?
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only by the maxi's...
and it slowed me down a bit when i got a rear flat outside of superior on the way back...
Bummer. Tough weekend for flats, Keys at the beginning, you at the end. Did someone have a spare? Or did you need to put it in the support truck?
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Syd wrote:
lou76 wrote:
Syd wrote: What's the matter Lou76? You get left behind last weekend?
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only by the maxi's...
and it slowed me down a bit when i got a rear flat outside of superior on the way back...
Bummer. Tough weekend for flats, Keys at the beginning, you at the end. Did someone have a spare? Or did you need to put it in the support truck?
i had a can of fix-a-flat, which i had almost thrown away i dont know how many times... worked like a charm... rode home, and then rode another 80 miles that night to and from a wedding...
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illnoise wrote:
jfrost2 wrote:ferrari branded products really arent worth the 3x price tag.
Especially if they spell it "ferarri," like the sweet folding aviator shades I had in junior high school.
:shock: OHHH...BAD MEMORIES! Did you have the Don Johnson/Miami Vice knock off jacket too?
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