Fork oil weight for a 125 lb. rider..............

try 15 . how do you ride ?

Do you have emulators? I wouldn't use 20wt without emulators, but I weigh 135 (naked) and with 20wt, emulators, and stock springs, the bike is pretty well set up.

fivetoez said:

Which weight fork oil do you expierenced riders think i shoud run in my 01 Svs........the stock oil seems too soft..............15w mabye??_____5TOEZ______i weigh 125lbs.

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The 15w is the way to go, set at level of 105mm. Stock springs are ok for your weight, unless you're planning on racing.

coyote said:

try 15 .  how do you ride ?

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Fairly agressivley........i'll try the 15w!________5TOEZ_______im ashamed to say i haven't done ANYTHING to my forks in 47 thousand miles :

if that doesnt work go here http://www.sonicsprings.com/catalog/ gets some spring and see how that works for ya. email a guy name rich he really knows his [email protected] .

fivetoez said:

Fairly agressivley........i'll try the 15w!________5TOEZ_______im ashamed to say i haven't done ANYTHING to my forks in 47 thousand miles :

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Whew, you're gonna have some major crapola down in there. ;D Really, you should take them completely apart, clean everything thoroughly, and check the bushings for wear. New ones would probably be a good idea. If you're not up for that, at the very least buy an extra quart of fork oil and flush them out good before refilling and setting the level.

I'd put 15 wt in and run the oil level about 125mm