rear shock

[moron]

Hi all newbie here. Great site 
How much oil should go in a 1991 kx125 rear shock?
and which oil?
cheers
steve

[Wizzy214]

call a suspension specialist, they'll tell you.

[don46]

No offense, but, if you have to ask, you can't do it. It's more complicated than just changing oil, ensuring that all the air is bled out, recharging with nitrogen.

[kxkton]

I agree with don- There can be no air at all in the oil side of the reservoir bladder. Most of it can be done with out special tools, but you'll need to create a way to get ALL the air out of the oil.Then you'll need to get it recharged with nitrogen. It's probably worth it to just pay someone to take care of it.

[moron]

Ah I see, sorry I was mistaken when I joined this forum I thought it was to ask questions and gain help but I see its not.
Not everyone is a spanner virgin

[Kawasakinut]

buy a service manual and start flipping the pages, but don't just look at the pictures. read the material.  try a tech school like motorcycle mechanics institute it may help with your questions. i'd have to say this site is very useful to me and the people here are very knowledgable. so if i were you i'd start with a service manual. 

[moron]

just thought that been a 125/250 section some one might know.
I have a clymer manual that just says refer to dealer.
I have stripped the shock down and changed bushes and seals and I must say its not that complicated.
I have decided to go for 7.5wt oil thats what I put in my forks when I rebuilt them.

[moron]

Cracked it. I found the answer on another forum. My shock is now fully rebuilt and working great. All air has beel bled out, its rather easy really.
Just goes to show, don't always listen to advice from peolpe who think they know everything when infact they don't.
thanks guys

[Jeeks]

I have never been impressed by the after market manuals like clymer. You get the best info from an actual Kawasaki shop manual for your bike it is the manual that the shop uses to look up the info when you call them.Clymers are kinda geared tords the laymen as where the shop manuals from the manufacturer role on the assumption that you know what you are doing. You can even get the shop manuals on disk now.

Even those manuals are vague at times. I have them for all my Kawi's...even for my 75 Z1.

[Jeeks]

Cracked it. I found the answer on another forum. My shock is now fully rebuilt and working great. All air has beel bled out, its rather easy really.
Just goes to show, don't always listen to advice from peolpe who think they know everything when infact they don't.
thanks guys

Good job on the shock.  Just get that baby charged with nitrogen and you'll be rolling.

[moron]

wow what a bargain. took my car in for new tyre and they refilled all my tyres and filled my shock with nitrogen free of charge

[BDI]

I have never been impressed by the after market manuals like clymer. You get the best info from an actual Kawasaki shop manual for your bike it is the manual that the shop uses to look up the info when you call them.Clymers are kinda geared tords the laymen as where the shop manuals from the manufacturer role on the assumption that you know what you are doing. You can even get the shop manuals on disk now.

Even those manuals are vague at times. I have them for all my Kawi's...even for my 75 Z1.

   
Thats what I mean about the shop manuals rolling on the assumption that you know what you are doing. They might tell you how many eggs to put in your cake mix but they don't tell you how to mix it together. If you don't know what you are doing a good shop manual can seem very vague.

[KXcam22]

Also keep in mind that it the nitrogen pressure that counts not just that it is full.  It is possible that the tire shop does not have a regulator that will go high enough to fill a shock.  Shocks are usually around 150psi to 175psi. Cam.

[moron]

got it filled to 190psi