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Old 03-23-2010, 01:27 PM   #61
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You guys think it will make much of a difference if I just change the fork oil first and do springs and stuff later?

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Old 03-23-2010, 01:36 PM   #62
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You guys think it will make much of a difference if I just change the fork oil first and do springs and stuff later?
Not much, wouldn't be worth it to open it all up and just change oil without getting the springs.
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Old 03-23-2010, 01:38 PM   #63
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You guys think it will make much of a difference if I just change the fork oil first and do springs and stuff later?
Definitely, it is a very noticeable change, the stock oil is like water, probably 5W. Go with 15W minimum, many people have gone 20W, even people who are only 150-175 lbs.

It would only take an hour or less. Get a hand-pump so you don't have to take the forks out. Yeah, you won't get all of it out that way, but so what.

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Old 03-23-2010, 01:43 PM   #64
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It would only take an hour or less. Get a hand-pump so you don't have to take the forks out. Yeah, you won't get all of it out that way, but so what.
Already have a hand pump - looks like I know what this weekend's project will be
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Forks need to be completely extended. If u don't have a front stand, throw a cinch strap over a ceiling beam in your garage and loop it around your triple clamp. Also pull on the forks, otherwise they won't fully extend.
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I have an SW Motech center stand and I put a jack under the engine up front to get the front off the ground. Thanks though
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Be careful when you unscrew the caps, they'll still have a little bit of spring pressure on them.
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Just ordered my springs and fluid from Sonic Springs
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Old 03-23-2010, 04:30 PM   #70
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Way back when there was a place that if you gave them a rear shock they would respring it or something....Its been a few years and I can't remember the company and have lost any documentation. I think it ran me about $300. Any ideas? It wasn't racetech...
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