Just a quick one, does anyone know how much fork oil firestorms take?
Cheers
Joe
Fork oil
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lloydie
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Re: Fork oil
not much about 500ml in each leg
Re: Fork oil
Ah cheers, just needed to know if one bottle would be enough. 
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lloydie
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Re: Fork oil
just if you dont spill any 
Re: Fork oil
Doe's anyone know the exact amount or how high from the top once the bubble are out? tackling this job later on
Joe
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bluestoesonnose
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Re: Fork oil
Just as a word of warning, When I did mine and the old oil was black as, so I decided to strip the forks and was glad I did, they were full of gunk. I don't think it had ever been done. It may be worth stripping the forks on a bike of this age if it's not been done in the past few years and check the bushes etc.
Re: Fork oil
I'd recommend 7.5 weight oil of good quality and set a 140mm air gap with the spring out and the leg closed down (i.e. collapsed to its shortest length).
145mm if your'e under 12 stone.
That's with aftermarket springs,
Haynes has the std settings for std springs.
145mm if your'e under 12 stone.
That's with aftermarket springs,
Haynes has the std settings for std springs.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.