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On 2/8/06, Mariano wrote:

> Where can i add oil at the fron fork?

Take the cap off of the top of each fork. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/> San Jose, CA (USA)

On 2/8/06, hobbhavnklr650 wrote:

> I have heard you can put a heavier weight oil in the front forks to > stiffen the front end. Makes sense, but what the down side. Always a > down side.

Heavier fork oil increases the compression and rebound damping. Move to a heavier fork oil if you're bottoming the front on big bumps. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/> San Jose, CA (USA)

Hold on there dude. Why do you want to add fork oil? You remove the caps, measure the depth of the oil and if it is low, then you add oil. Either way you have to remove the top cap on the fork leg. Don't try squirting it in through the valve. If you don't have the exact procedure ask. It is quite important on the KLR. There are any number of excellent advisors on this list.

>From: "Mariano" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Front fork Oil >Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:29:44 -0000 > >Hi! (again) > >Where can i add oil at the fron fork? > >Mariano > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:59:10 -0000, "hobbhavnklr650" said:

> I have heard you can put a heavier weight oil in the front forks to > stiffen the front end. Makes sense, but what the down side. Always a > down side.

It makes it ride like a brick sh!thouse. I prefer 10W oil and heavier springs. RM

CAUTION - Remove only one cap at a time - unless the bike is supported off the ground. Otherwise, removing both caps at the same time will generate a story you tell your kids about the day that two fork springs kissed your face, and the bike crashed onto the ground on it's right side because the kickstand was out. Not that my neighbor did this or anything and was embarassed to tell the story..... Bill Watson Phoenix

On 2/8/06, Mariano wrote: > Where can i add oil at the fron fork? Take the cap off of the top of each fork. --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RM wrote:

>On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:59:10 -0000, "hobbhavnklr650" > said: > > >>I have heard you can put a heavier weight oil in the front forks to >>stiffen the front end. Makes sense, but what the down side. Always a >>down side. >> >> > >It makes it ride like a brick sh!thouse. >

Depends upon how much of a load you carry with your KLR, how heavy you are, how stiff your springs are, and how worn your forks are. 15W is slightly stiff for me (adds a little harshness to the ride), but 10W is way too loose with the amount of preload I have on my progressive springs -- my front end bounces due to lack of sufficient rebound damping. The "ideal" for me would be cartridge emulators so I could increase the rebound damping without increasing the compression damping (i.e., so that I could use 10W for nicely squishy compression damping, but have 15W-like rebound damping). I'm thinking of mixxing some 10W and 15W to make some 12.5W but thus far have resisted the temptation. Maybe next oil change (which is coming up soon)... _E