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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: raptorsc on January 09, 2006, 11:37:44 PM

Title: FORK OIL servicing
Post by: raptorsc on January 09, 2006, 11:37:44 PM

Question here

My bike is 00 model, this makes is 6 years old this year my dear Watson  :lol:

Distance covered is 17 000km, does anyone know how regular the fork fluid needs to be serviced to prevent wear and maintain good fork action??

I am thinking it needs a service and will likely do it anyway.

Final question what weight oil is recommended by Suzuki for the forks??

Title: FORK OIL servicing
Post by: billybandit on January 10, 2006, 07:00:33 AM

Wait till the seals have popped  :sad:  What a nightmare that was

(HINT - do NOT take humpback bridges at 100mph with a friend on the back)

I'm at work so I don't know the proper answer to your question. I'll get back to you later on this one

Title: Re: FORK OIL servicing
Post by: echomadman on January 10, 2006, 08:14:39 AM

Quote from: "raptorsc"

Question here

My bike is 00 model, this makes is 6 years old this year my dear Watson  :lol:

Distance covered is 17 000km, does anyone know how regular the fork fluid needs to be serviced to prevent wear and maintain good fork action??

I am thinking it needs a service and will likely do it anyway.

Final question what weight oil is recommended by Suzuki for the forks??

I'd do it yearly, its a cheap job. Suzuki recommend 10wt, but putting in 15wt can give you a firmer front end.
495 mls per fork on mine

Title: FORK OIL servicing
Post by: billybandit on January 10, 2006, 03:06:51 PM

What 'ee said

Title: Fork Lube
Post by: raptorsc on January 10, 2006, 04:29:26 PM

Okey Dokey then  :thanks:

Just found a shop manual and it says service the forks every 5000km or 15 months! Thats about equal to each 300miles or so hey?

At 6 years I better get to it ASAP

Title: FORK OIL servicing
Post by: billybandit on January 10, 2006, 06:42:25 PM

3,000 miles, yeah. I wouldn't worry too much about it, oil is oil. As long as your seals are in tact, you'll be ok. I spray the outside of the fork legs with WD40 or similar stuff in winter, keep them nice and non rusted