Too much fork oil???

[jcorney]

Sooooo... I had a very soft front end, after reading some posts here I decided to drain what fork oil was in the forks and replace it with some 20w fork oil. So I drained the oil by undoing the drain screws and leaning on it until it seemed to be empty. Then I removed the top caps and added the new fluid. I pretty much topped it off. I put it back together and pushed down on it. It might as well be welded in place. I weigh 210lbs, so I would think I should be able to push it down some. Seeing as I probably made a newb mistake and added way too much oil, how much should I take out? Thanks!

 

[sir_h_c]

Drain them again and put in the right amount. I believe I did 130cc in mine but you'd have to check to manual. Keep in mind I dismantled and cleaned mine so there was no residual oil like would be led if you simply drained them. Drewpy posted somewhere that he did something like 6 mm from the top, perhaps he'll chime in.

 

[Greasey Fingers]

I did mine not too long ago, from memory it is indeed 130cc in the manual. And I think 130cc is the same as 130ml.

 

[sir_h_c]

Yep mine were 130 cc for 1980 SOHC. Yours may be different depending on model.

 

[Lou Ranger]

Two different amounts for sohc depending on your model #.
The dohc is way different - manual says 263 cm3 in each tube.

 

[sir_h_c]

Really? Crap! It looks like I have to go back and add 12 more ml to each fork...