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heroicseven Full Member Offline oops, I broke it. Posts: 245 San Diego Gender:	Changing fork oil.. 04/18/12 at 21:43:42 How do I go about this. The bike has 12xxx miles on it. Idk if the fluid needs to be drained or replaced. Or if I should just leave it be.
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Re: Changing fork oil..
Reply #1 - 04/18/12 at 22:37:39

I think I changed mine at about 16k... need it or not...

.. but I just met up with ol' friend Lupo,.. and next change I'm goin' with ATF tranny fluid...
It's a hydraulic fluid, and very consistently pure... much more so than "fork oil"... (works out to 13wt, I believe)..
It will give, slightly faster rebound.. and with roads being what they are nowadays... that might be good...
I also have about 1/4" of washers on top of my springs to decrease sag in the forks... goes well with the ATF...
Lupo,... is a local Savage rider, that can ride like a M'rF'r... (he scares me)..
.. and a dedicated Guzzi rider, that has become addicted to our humble Savage...
He's fast... did I mention that?,.. He's very fast!...

Anyway,... when someone smokes yer' a$$... you listen...
Just thought I'd share...

So,... fresh fluids can't hurt... just thought I'd mention,... I'm goin' with ATF tranny fluid on my next change...

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.. (may not be right,.. but I go with people that know more than me)...

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Changing fork oil.. Reply #2 - 04/18/12 at 23:21:45 these are in the tech section... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1130248382 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1300797103/0 But if all you wanted to do is change the oil, take the caps off and flip the fork upside down. removing from bike optional.
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bikertrash Full Member Offline another bad example Posts: 171 Ogden, Illinois Gender:	Re: Changing fork oil.. Reply #3 - 04/21/12 at 20:25:13 I used ATF when I drained the oil to do the fork mod for my RYCA.
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