fork oil changing addition

[aboyandhisdawg]

hmm, i dunoo about the beer comparison, it sounds close enough tho. i'm running Progressive Suspension's LR springs with 2" spacers and ATF, which should be about 7.5 wt. fixer KLR A1 #1187 (well aged and smooth) Lost Wages, NV

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "hijklr" wrote: > So is heavier fork oil like heavy dark beer - it's OK for a while? > Whereas one can drink standard (Utah) 3.2 all day without all the > bumps. > Kevin A17 > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "The Mule" wrote: > > > > > > > Stu is right about the 15W fork oil IMO. I weigh the > > > same as you and settled on 7.5W fork oil. I tried 10 > > > and 15W and they were too harsh for my tastes and > > > riding style (80on/20off). I have been using BMW 7.5W > > > fork oil. The LR progressive fork springs make a world > > > of difference.

[hijklr]

Enough for now, the seals I ordered from Fred 2 days ago are here and I'm off to the shop - Thank you Fred for saving my Sunday! Kevin A17 --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "aboyandhisdawg" wrote:

> hmm, i dunoo about the beer comparison, it sounds close enough tho. > > i'm running Progressive Suspension's LR springs with 2" spacers

and ATF,

> which should be about 7.5 wt. > > fixer > KLR A1 #1187 (well aged and smooth) > Lost Wages, NV > > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "hijklr" wrote: > > So is heavier fork oil like heavy dark beer - it's OK for a

while?

> > Whereas one can drink standard (Utah) 3.2 all day without all

the

> > bumps. > > Kevin A17 >

[bigfatgreenbike]

I had two sets of KLR forks. The originals were still a bit soft with 20w oil, and the second set were perfect with 10w. Like the fork brace, your particular set of KLR forks won't be precisely like anyone else's, so take their advice as a general guideline only. Devon kevinup@... wrote:

>So is heavier fork oil like heavy dark beer - it's OK for a while? >Whereas one can drink standard (Utah) 3.2 all day without all the >bumps. >Kevin A17 > >

-- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

[nakedwaterskier]

Have you tried dieting? I keep my weight under control by not eating mammals...except for the female human species under 30 years old Fork oil Good morning. I just put new progressive springs in my 2003 KLR. Has anybody experimented with different fork oils, and which works best. I tip the scales at 280 lbs At what point are the forks full? Are they filled with the springs in, or out? I know. I need to buy a manual. Rick A17

[Lee Dodge]

It seems to me that after draining the old oil, one could benefit from flushing the fork legs with some solvent that might remove some sludge that air wouldn't. Besides everyone can do th flushing even without having a compressor. In my 40 + years of playing with these toys I've seen enough debris come out with the flushing to keep me doing it. Lee Dodge, with still to many scoots.

--- On Fri, 3/13/09, nakedwaterskier wrote: From: nakedwaterskier Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Fork Oil Changing To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 9:39 AM My way is the easy/lazy way. Drain the fork tubs through the bottom without disassembling. Use compressed air from the top to blow out most of the remaining oil. Pour each leg into a beaker and measure. Replace with the same amount of fork oil. Oh and put 5 psi of air in each fork. Never blew a seal and I have 23000 miles on my bike. Jeffrey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]