fork oil

frankie fitzpatrick · 10-04-2008, 01:43 PM

would any body know what type of fork oil i should use.i drive a 1989 vfr750f

squirrelman · 10-04-2008, 03:28 PM

best to use 10wt fork oil, not ATF.

manual specifies oil height from top of fork at 6" with fork fully compressed and spring removed

frankie fitzpatrick · 10-05-2008, 02:23 AM

thanks for the reply.will try that

JamieDaugherty · 10-08-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrelman

best to use 10wt fork oil, not ATF.

manual specifies oil height from top of fork at 6" with fork fully compressed and spring removed

I'd go with 15w.

frankie fitzpatrick · 10-08-2008, 03:43 PM

thanks i think i may try that as the front end dives a bit.

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