Seancb750
XS400 Enthusiast
what would cause soft front suspension? and can you change the fork oil without dropping the forks out of the bike?
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soft front suspension
- Thread starter Seancb750
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You can change oil weights to change the dampening, but if your bike is diving when you brake, pretty much need new springs to help with that. If you want to change fork oil, which if you haven't, I would definitely do. It seems like nobody ever followed the service intervals. I would recommend removing the forks too, if they have the original oil they will need to be disassembled and cleaned to get the sludge out.
...Plus, if maintenance hasn't been done for years some oil could have bled out...either by the bleeder screw or by the oil seals leaking.So...take 'em out, clean em, inspecthe the springs and put them back together with fresh oil in the amount specified in the manual, new seals....you'll be fine mate
Seancb750
XS400 Enthusiast
can the forks be drained of oil though with them stil in the bike?
Yes you can but you won'the be able to properly clean them/change the oil seals.
And....not Phillips but JIS...this may help you avoid stripping the screw.
And....not Phillips but JIS...this may help you avoid stripping the screw.
