How to: RC51 fork oil

AB-Oz · 10-10-2006, 12:55 AM

Does anyone have any tips/traps on diong fork oil on an SP2?

I'm after the stock oil level, torge settings etc...

Cheers
AB

gt702 · 10-10-2006, 11:45 AM

Send them out to someone who knows what they are doing and can do it right

I helped a friend so some GSXR Kayaba forks once, and those were supposedly fairly simple. I won't be doing USD forks myself again. Assuming you need to open them up (haven't looked at the service manual) you need some special tools, which we fabricated on the Kayabas, but I think the new forks require more specialized tools.

Good luck if you try it.

Rigor · 10-11-2006, 1:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gt702

Send them out to someone who knows what they are doing and can do it right

I helped a friend so some GSXR Kayaba forks once, and those were supposedly fairly simple. I won't be doing USD forks myself again. Assuming you need to open them up (haven't looked at the service manual) you need some special tools, which we fabricated on the Kayabas, but I think the new forks require more specialized tools.

Good luck if you try it.

Not difficult, but you need a few special tools, as the forks have to come off and the inserts removed. Good time to send them out and have them worked if not done already.

OzCrow · 11-06-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AB-Oz

Does anyone have any tips/traps on diong fork oil on an SP2?

I'm after the stock oil level, torge settings etc...

Cheers
AB

Geez how many forums are you on?

I need to fit a spring spacer kit from Traxxion Dynamics to my SP1 forks but think it maybe beyond me with only limited tools. May get the shop to do it for me.