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Which fork oil?
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I'm fairly certain that i've got to the bottom of my wobbly bike problem.
I eventually got round to changing the oil in the forks today to 15w rather than 10w, and when i was looking at the manual on how much air gap to leave between the top of the fork and the oil it suddenly dawned on me that i've replaced my forks with one's from a 98/99 bike, but my bike is a 2000 model.
It was then that i noticed in the book that the older forks need more oil than the newer type with the adjusters on, presumably as there's a bit less metalwork inside each leg.
Easy mistake, as i always read the book for the 2000 model, 'cos that's what the bike is!!
So it seems i never had enough oil in the forks before, and although it wasn't a huge amount, it was very noticeable when corning, and general handling at low speed.
After taking it for a short ride it felt much more stable than before, and i think i'm going to prefer the 15w oil as well.
I didn't ride for too long as the weather turned on me but i'm confident it's all sorted now.  Smile
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Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 06-12-12, 08:11 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by CRH - 06-12-12, 08:18 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 06-12-12, 08:30 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by CRH - 06-12-12, 08:41 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by unfazed - 07-12-12, 01:38 AM
Re: Which fork oil? - by Fazerider - 07-12-12, 10:36 AM
Re: Which fork oil? - by kebab19 - 07-12-12, 10:52 AM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 07-12-12, 12:58 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by Fazerider - 07-12-12, 01:43 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 07-12-12, 01:51 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 07-12-12, 07:59 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 10-12-12, 12:42 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by Fazerider - 10-12-12, 01:44 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 10-12-12, 02:30 PM
Re: Which fork oil? - by darrsi - 02-01-13, 07:45 PM

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