Fork Oil ?

[J_Copeland]

I know this has been discussed before.

Just want to see what brand and weights ppl are using mainly for the track.

[RHill]

I put maxima 7wt in my stock forks.

I think the stock fluid is 7.5wt, but supposedly viscosity changes from mfgr to mfgr so I didn't really worry changing to 7wt. I may play around with it, removing a measured volume of the 7 and adding back 10 wt to increment it upward.

[blue03636]

Brand, flip a coin

As for weight you ideally want the lowest weight 5 or 7. I run 7 but think I'm going to swap to 5.

[blue03636]

Showa 5wt is what's going in the Multistrada. I'm not paying $30/liter for Ohlins fork oil. I'll buy the Ohlins seals' date=' but even that is pushing it.[/quote']

Wtf do you know about forks.

[J_Copeland]

Come to find out the the clutch side was way low,I'd say about half of what was in the right fork.

Do you guys think that would cause the rebound problem I had at PIRC when Steve was checking my rebound?

[TRMN8TR]

Showa 5wt is what's going in the Multistrada. I'm not paying $30/liter for Ohlins fork oil. I'll buy the Ohlins seals' date=' but even that is pushing it.[/quote']

I bought some "Honda" Showa 5wt oil from a dealership near me. The manual calls for 5wt, but this stuff felt like water and made the stuff that came out of the forks look like 90wt gear oil. Have you ever seen this before? Was my old oil just severely over due for a change?

[gixxie750]

If you have good valves AKA Ohlins or traction,race tech use the Ohlins 01309-01 oil. For all OEM applications use Silkolene oil in the proper weight for your forks.

[gixxie750]

Dunlop is best that's for sure!

[Tpoppa]

I used 5wt Amsoil Synthetic. I would guess any 5wt would be about the same.

[TRMN8TR]

Had the forks previously been serviced? Hard to say without knowing the history. Fork oil' date=' especially 5wt, is very thin. They may have had a higher viscosity oil in them?[/quote']

Nope, I'm the original owner of the bike and they've never been opened until I just did the other day. The bike only has 6500 miles on it but the last 2500 or so have all been track/race miles.

[J_Copeland]

I bought 7wt today.

Can't wait until May !

[Helmutt]

Seems a good reference if you can make sense off all the scientifics

http://mahonkin.com/~milktree/motorcycles/fork-oil.html

[wantahertzdonut]

I put 20wt in and proceded to knock a bunch of time off my laps at Nelson. I think I used some cheap Bel-Ray stuff.

[Kosmo]

Motul 5 wt for novice 10 for intermediate and advanced riders. 15 wt for race.

Edited March 7, 2013 by Kosmo
Typo

[donkason]

Motul 5 wt for novice 10 for intermediate and advanced riders. 15 wt for race.

Does this mean if I fill mine with concrete I'll be in expert moto-gp ninja mode?

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[Gixxus Christ!]

Fill the forks with extra virgin olive oil, rub garlic on your balls and pretend its a duc.

Vroom Vroom motherfucker!

[Gixxus Christ!]

You forgot "rattle-rattle-rattle".

Oh yeah, need a tambourine-shaking monkey in a side car.