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soggy front end
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Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:42 pmby hutchy
Hi everyone , just looking for some help. I want to change the fork oil but there doesn't seem to be a drain on the fork legs so do I have to take off the legs and drain them upside down through the top caps? also I want to stiffen up the front end a wee bit so would using 10 grade fork oil help? cheers........Hutchy
Re: soggy front end
Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:02 amby Bill Jurgenson
Skorpion? Baggy?
you have to take off the leg and empty it out at thru the top.
Heavier oil make it more sluggish , not stiffer.
Less air column, i.e. more oil makes it stiffer.
Re: soggy front end
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Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:11 amby kendo
I changed the fork oil on my 02 Baggy to 15 weight and fitted longer preload spacers to the forks and it made a huge improvement to the way the front end feels.
Hope this helps,
Kenny.
Re: soggy front end
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:01 pmby AtomicSpew
The guys at Sonic Springs can set you up with a pair of stiffer springs...Just ordered a pair (yet to install), but I swapped out my springs with Sonics on my VStrom and holy moly what a difference! I hold faith that the same will be true of the Baggy once I get around to installing them...
Re: soggy front end
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:52 pmby hutchy
thanks for the help.........hutchy