GS1000 Fork Oil

by **Madreg** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:54 pm

All, just replaced the seals on the forks and put in fresh oil 10w 240cc per leg and there seems to be little rebound damping. Looking at the manual it states the oil level should be 140mm form top of stauntion presume this is with the stauntion pushed into the leg although mine is nowhere near 140mm.

Should I be using heavier oil say 20w?

Cheers

by **dago** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:35 pm

what model gs1000 i do believe they did change forks for diff mods sure some one here will stear you on the right track

by **Madreg** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:25 pm

Hi, its an E 1978 but found it has the same fork internals as an S i.e. the 350mm springs.

by **Gshub** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:46 pm

where i live the roads are so bumpy even two up fast riding 10wt oil is enough,tried 15wt soon got that changed

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by **Captain Chaos** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:29 am

fork oil level is always measured with the fork compressed and spring removed

by **Madreg** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:04 pm

Thanks for the info will check, although you would have thought if you put the correct amount in then the level would be correct, maybe I have missed something.

Cheers