Mr B
Registered User
Sorry about this, but I've done a search and checked my factory manual and can't find the answer.
What weight is the oil in my 2003 RKC front forks as installed at the factory.
I want to go a bit thicker and I'm not sure what the factory put in to start with.
After banging a big dent in my front mudguard, I checked to see just how high the mudguard came up. Where I put my horn, it was so high up (see my other thread), that for the mudguard to hit it must mean that the forks bottomed out....and easily.
There's no leaks, and I've never taken any oil out, so what's in there is what the factory put in, and it's clearly inadequate. Any ideas how much I'll notice it if I go up a grade or two. What grade oil do you use on your RK front end and are happy with it.
I ride solo most of the time and I don't hit bumps on purpose, but I has to be stiffened up a bit......the guard almost touches the top of the down tubes without much effort when you put the brake on hard. (I had someone stand at the roadside and I did a full on front brake at 30 mph when I was level with them). I did notice a long time ago that everytime I've taken it up to or above 90mph that the bike is nodding it's head quite badly at that speed, which would indicate bad damping. I just got used to that, and I ignored it until now.
Brian.
What weight is the oil in my 2003 RKC front forks as installed at the factory.
I want to go a bit thicker and I'm not sure what the factory put in to start with.
After banging a big dent in my front mudguard, I checked to see just how high the mudguard came up. Where I put my horn, it was so high up (see my other thread), that for the mudguard to hit it must mean that the forks bottomed out....and easily.
There's no leaks, and I've never taken any oil out, so what's in there is what the factory put in, and it's clearly inadequate. Any ideas how much I'll notice it if I go up a grade or two. What grade oil do you use on your RK front end and are happy with it.
I ride solo most of the time and I don't hit bumps on purpose, but I has to be stiffened up a bit......the guard almost touches the top of the down tubes without much effort when you put the brake on hard. (I had someone stand at the roadside and I did a full on front brake at 30 mph when I was level with them). I did notice a long time ago that everytime I've taken it up to or above 90mph that the bike is nodding it's head quite badly at that speed, which would indicate bad damping. I just got used to that, and I ignored it until now.
Brian.