Sat, 04 Apr 1998 13:50:43 GMT
- Message No. 2549
From: Philip.Herzog@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de (Philip Herzog)
Subject: Re: Front fork oil
Hi!
This is a reply to an old one...
You wrote:
> About the SAE (info from my Honda mechanix) for _original_ springs:
> 0-12.000km SAE 7.5
> 12.000-36.000km SAE 15
> 36.000- SAE 20 or 25 depends on "fork usage" (Verschleiss)
>
> After 25 get's too soft --> open fork and change worn out parts (piston
> rings, glide pieces, seals...) and start with a "light" oil again.
I can't agree with this. I just had to replace my fork after a severe
crash and bought one from a 60000km-bike and filled it with SAE10. It
is not too hard now, but I wouldn't like it any harder.
Gruss, Phil
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