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#31 |
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Glasgow
Bike: M1100evo
Posts: 273
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Evo fork oil.
Been rereading some threads including this one re the Evo Marzocchi forks , although I had mine “K-teched “ a couple of years ago I still feel that they are too firm, the invoice for the work is showing that they used “HPSF -017 “ in the rebuild. I notice in this thread that someone is running SAE 5 …..Unfortunately our technical sage Vince has stopped contributing at the moment, has anyone any experience in this field ? Regards Crawsue.
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#32 |
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Leics
Bike: M900
Posts: 2,893
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My Monster forks are 916 Showa units which I took to Ktech for valve kit & re-spring as the springs from the 916 were too firm due to the Monster being a lighter bike.
Ktech used 5w oil in them (they also used 5w in my 916 Ohlins) when they did the job, IIRC they said because it makes them smoother/more progressive? They work nicely but I found that they would bottom out under extreme braking. I asked Ktech and they advised to add an extra 5 or 10ml of oil to each leg. I did and this solved the bottoming out. So I guess the oil and the quantity can be used to alter the way the forks work however, if they're just too firm then maybe you need lighter springs?
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