Subject: Re: Forks
Author: Pete
Date: Mar 26, 2003, 3:04 PM
Post ID: 1712394310
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In a message dated 03/26/2003 8:08:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
klru-@fcc.net writes:
| Bought 7 weight fork oil yesterday, will change fork oil soon. Has anyone noticed a difference in dampning with different weight oils? Should I remove the spacers from the fork springs? If yes, how do I get to the springs? Keith Ruff 71 Police Ambassador - NJ |
Hi Keith
pls keep me posted on your experience.
I have stock springs and no inserts. When I got the bike a few years ago,
the front end bottomed out, I thought too easily.
I put in what I thought was heavier weight oil to dampen it out more. I
didnt notice any change.
I put in 20W-50 motor oil thinking that I was getting the 50 weight but
someone from the list pointed out that since the oil is always cool it will
act like 20W not 50W . I have not gone back and changed anything.
Good Luck
Pete
71 Ambassador
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 03/26/2003 8:08:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, klru-@fcc.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Bought 7 weight fork oil yesterday, will change fork oil soon. Has
<BR>anyone noticed a difference in dampning with different weight oils?
<BR>Should I remove the spacers from the fork springs? If yes, how do I get
<BR>to the springs?
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<BR>Keith Ruff
<BR>71 Police Ambassador - NJ
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<BR> Hi Keith
<BR>pls keep me posted on your experience.
<BR>I have stock springs and no inserts. When I got the bike a few years ago, the front end bottomed out, I thought too easily.
<BR>I put in what I thought was heavier weight oil to dampen it out more. I didnt notice any change.
<BR>I put in 20W-50 motor oil thinking that I was getting the 50 weight but someone from the list pointed out that since the oil is always cool it will act like 20W not 50W . I have not gone back and changed anything.
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<BR>Good Luck
<BR>Pete
<BR>71 Ambassador</FONT>
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