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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: jon49337 on July 25, 2007, 04:26:27 PM

Title: fork oil ?
Post by: jon49337 on July 25, 2007, 04:26:27 PM
rebuilding fork on a 1994 gs500. How muck oil does each fork use and what weight?
Title: Re: fork oil ?
Post by: lilbill on July 25, 2007, 05:18:29 PM
Just measure 99mm ~ 3.9in. down from the top of the inner tube to get the oil level.  This is with the spring out and the fork fully compressed. :thumb:

As for weight...stock is 10W, most people here use 15W (me...it's great) or 20W in order to stiffen up the forks a bit.  That is really personal preference between these.

BTW this will prove invaluable
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=7084.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=7084.0) Good luck :thumb: