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Offline dwc

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Fork oil
« on: April 10, 2012, 16:57:50 »
I'm

Planning a fork oil change and would like to know the standard type of oil used by Suzuki  and the amount or it's equivalent.

Regards DWC
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Offline Sven

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Re: Fork oil
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 17:24:13 »
Standard oil is SAE 10W.
Amount is 524ml per fork leg. With that amount the air gap should be 143mm ( with fork leg compressed & spring out)
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Re: Fork oil
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2012, 17:53:47 »
What he said, but I'd recommend changing to 15W instead.
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