Skorpion Replica Fork Manual details

[Phil Krix]

Hi , I am soon to be an owner of a Skorpian Replica. I wish to change fork oil and perhaps renew seals. Is there a manual that I can download from somewhere and does anyone recommend oil weight /brand and volume. With thanks Phil Krix

[billr]

Hi. I'm a new owner of a Tour, so don't have the WP forks.
I do all of my own work and I feel your "pain" on needing a manual.

I couldn't find a reference to the model number for the forks used on the Replica. Googling turned up these links with instructions on how to service a WP fork.
Pretty good instructions. Looks like you can get the seals out without special tools. I would feel comfortable tackling this.

Hope this is what you were looking for.
http://www.wpsuspension.com/service/5060_extreme_fork.pdf
http://slorider.com/KTM/manuals/WP4860MXMA2003.pdf
http://www.guzzitech.com/WPOilChange-Steven_I.html

Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Bill

[Phil Krix]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for that. I will take a look at the manuals. When I made the posting WP had not replied to an earlier email. Since that time they have responded . At first I had to convince WP that a MuZ did it fact have WP forks! They proved helpful and emailed a manual, although it does not appear to be the correct manual from what I can tell from bike photos. It seems to be for forks that have compression and rebound adjustments split between the fork legs, whereas the replica forks have both adjustments on each fork. I don't have the bike im my hands yet so I don't have any identification for the forks. I think first I'll just change the fork oil ( when I gets new old bike I like to change all the fluids before doing anything) then a a later date pull the forks apart for a good look and do seals etc.

Thanks again for the support. Phil

[billr]

Hi Bill,
I think first I'll just change the fork oil ( when I gets new old bike I like to change all the fluids before doing anything) then a a later date pull the forks apart for a good look and do seals etc.
Thanks again for the support. Phil

I can believe WP didn't remember equipping the Replicas. There were only 250 made, correct??

Ditto on the "new/old bike".
My 2002 Tour was first titled last year (according to the title I received) and had 297 miles on the odo when I bought it.
Rode it home and changed the motor oil right away and checked the coolant mix.
I haven't thought about the forks, though, so this thread was a good reminder.
I need to take a day to take anything that might need lubing apart, check it out and re-grease (the swing arm comes to mind, in particular).

But it's too much fun riding it right now
Later,
Bill

[Phil Krix]

Understood about the fun part Bill,

I know if I don't do the fluids straightway , it will be long time before I get round to it. The suspension is what makes the Replica what it is so (particularly the front!) , it makes sense to take care of it. Having started to play around the guts of suspension I really see the importance of changing the oil regularly. Suspension internals are 'consumables' wearing away like other bike parts- see how suspenion oils look like if its been there for 12months or more. I figure its cheaper to replace the oil regularly ( at least every 12 months), then replacing WP forks internals.

I'm really lookng forward to getting hold of the bike - not many 'sleeps' now.

Regards Phil