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if the fork seals are a bit leaky and not working very well as dampers you could mix say 14fl ozs of 5 grade forke oil with 14 ozs of 10 grade fork oil turning it into 7.5 grade oil that would stiffen them up just a bit,,and spilt this oil into two lots one eack per fork leghi its mike756 again
if the fork seals are a bit leaky and not working very well as dampers you could mix say 14fl ozs of 5 grade forke oil with 14 ozs of 10 grade fork oil turning it into 7.5 grade oil that would stiffen them up just a bit,,and spilt this oil into two lots one eack per fork leg
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Depends how stiif you want your fork to be, it goes from SAE 5 (very light) to SAE 30 ( very hard).
For engine oil, normally you can use mineral oil, if you have a bit more money best to use semi-synthetics. Cheers
This is an old thread but just in case you haven't gotten the problem fixed, you need to change the fork oil in your forks. The main reason is to make sure you've got the correct amount in them.
If after changing the oil they're still too spongy, you need to change the oil to a heavier weight oil. Use 30 weight "FORK OIL". Do not use any other type of oil as it may foam. Use fork oil only and in the correct amount. Your owner's manual should tell you how much oil to add.
To drain the oil, there is a plug down near the axle on each fork slider. At the top triple trees, there is a large cap on each fork tube. Take this out and add the proper amount of the proper weight oil. Only do one tube at a time. You may have to get the weight of the bike off the front end.
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