Doing a number of tinkering tasks today that involved removing wheels to get new tires, and installing new front pads from Hitchcocks. While at it, thought I would change the fork oil to a lower viscosity in attempt to 'soften' the front end.
Service manual calls for 430 ml/14.54 oz oil per fork tube. When I put that amount in, oil was 3" from top of tube, vs. 8" before draining. So either the manual is wrong or the original fill was wrong.
I know this reduces the amount of air in the tube and may lead to harshness, exactly what I am trying to reduce. Think I'll test it out and can
always suck some oil out if need be. Should be interesting.
Any reactions?
John