J_Copeland Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I know this has been discussed before.Just want to see what brand and weights ppl are using mainly for the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I put maxima 7wt in my stock forks.I think the stock fluid is 7.5wt, but supposedly viscosity changes from mfgr to mfgr so I didn't really worry changing to 7wt. I may play around with it, removing a measured volume of the 7 and adding back 10 wt to increment it upward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Brand, flip a coinAs for weight you ideally want the lowest weight 5 or 7. I run 7 but think I'm going to swap to 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Showa 5wt is what's going in the Multistrada. I'm not paying $30/liter for Ohlins fork oil. I'll buy the Ohlins seals' date=' but even that is pushing it.[/quote']Wtf do you know about forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Come to find out the the clutch side was way low,I'd say about half of what was in the right fork.Do you guys think that would cause the rebound problem I had at PIRC when Steve was checking my rebound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Showa 5wt is what's going in the Multistrada. I'm not paying $30/liter for Ohlins fork oil. I'll buy the Ohlins seals' date=' but even that is pushing it.[/quote']I bought some "Honda" Showa 5wt oil from a dealership near me. The manual calls for 5wt, but this stuff felt like water and made the stuff that came out of the forks look like 90wt gear oil. Have you ever seen this before? Was my old oil just severely over due for a change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 If you have good valves AKA Ohlins or traction,race tech use the Ohlins 01309-01 oil. For all OEM applications use Silkolene oil in the proper weight for your forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Dunlop is best that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I used 5wt Amsoil Synthetic. I would guess any 5wt would be about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Had the forks previously been serviced? Hard to say without knowing the history. Fork oil' date=' especially 5wt, is very thin. They may have had a higher viscosity oil in them?[/quote']Nope, I'm the original owner of the bike and they've never been opened until I just did the other day. The bike only has 6500 miles on it but the last 2500 or so have all been track/race miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I bought 7wt today.Can't wait until May ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Seems a good reference if you can make sense off all the scientificshttp://mahonkin.com/~milktree/motorcycles/fork-oil.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantahertzdonut Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I put 20wt in and proceded to knock a bunch of time off my laps at Nelson. I think I used some cheap Bel-Ray stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) Motul 5 wt for novice 10 for intermediate and advanced riders. 15 wt for race. Edited March 7, 2013 by Kosmo Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkason Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Motul 5 wt for novice 10 for intermediate and advanced riders. 15 wt for race.Does this mean if I fill mine with concrete I'll be in expert moto-gp ninja mode?Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Fill the forks with extra virgin olive oil, rub garlic on your balls and pretend its a duc.Vroom Vroom motherfucker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 You forgot "rattle-rattle-rattle".Oh yeah, need a tambourine-shaking monkey in a side car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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