fork oil By tvnacman (Read 1,014 times)

[tvnacman]

Anyone change fork oil ? How much oil snd what size wheel ?

John

[Bashan]

Here's an old thread John: Shock oil

[tvnacman]

Thanks Rich !!!!!!


John

[mxmatt]

I recently changed the fork oil in my scooter. It was really easy. I recommend that you remove each shock from the bike before attempting it. My particular forks did not have the alluded to drain plug/bolt. If you don't intend to replace the seals, you basically just pour the oil out and replace it with your preference. I failed to measure how much oil came out, but it looked to be just under 1 Cup of oil. I replaced exactly one cup of oil to see if it would help the suspension out a bit and so far so good. The oil removed was the original oil from China. It was black and looked worthless by this time. (I have a 2008) I replaced it with Bel Ray 10w Fork oil and I am having no issues so far. I have used this product in my dirt bike forks with no problems for more than a decade. I highly recommend changing that fork oil soon after you get a scoot. I'd put it on par with the engine and gear oil that comes with the original ride. 

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