These days Honda has a special warehouse to keep these vintage parts, it is known of course as *the vintage warehouse* ! It's in Georgia. I worked for a factory trained Honda mechanic in 1979-81 who told me that there was a fenced yard at H onda Gardena where they kept all the engines that got returned for warranty. No one was allowed to take anything from there and the engines were destroyed on a regular basis.
Lazorlite parts company did the same thing. Lazorlite used to take original Honda parts and repackage them under their own label. I used to buy gaskets sets for under $20.00 eack kit. They had most of the set, but only ever one exhaust oring gasket. When Lazorlite got bought out the new company got rid of all the parts. Besides gaskets, they also sold engine valves, cam chains, and more. I remember Bill telling me all the parts were taken south of the border and placed in storage, what happened then? Don't know.
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, "TOM THIES" wrote:
> That is great miles, now we need them to stock other parts too..lol
> Tom T
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Miles
> To:
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Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:48 PM
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: oil filters
> Ocean Honda called me today to let me know there's a new Honda owner in town ! They also let me know they are now stocking 7 oil filters for N/Z 600. They said because I have been ordering so many filters, now the Honda system is requiring them to stock the filters, cool huh?
> Miles
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, "Miles" wrote:
> > Dean, actually it's true, you can get them from Honda, but not normally in stock. I buy them 20-30 at a time and it takes a week. I sell them as a courtesy item, and after ebay and paypal fees and the sales tax I am supposed to collect from California buyers but don't and pay it out of my own pocket at the end of the year, there is very little profit in them for me, like I said - a courtesy item. I think Honda retail is $13.80 each.
> > Miles
> > --- In
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, dean m wrote:
> > > your local honda dealer has them in stock...... :)
> > > --- On Tue, 4/21/09, leon_1rst wrote:
> > > > From: leon_1rst
> > > > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] oil filter
> > > > To:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 3:36 PM
> > > > does anybody know if where i can find the oil filter for my
> > > > 1972 honda 600 or if I have any other alternative to use or
> > > > where can I order one from it will be very helpful.thank
> > > > you.