Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Front Fork Question
GDubb:
I've always wanted to learn how to do my own suspension but fear of the unknown has always kept me from doing it. I should just do it, especially since I have a leaky seal right now plus I gained a good 30 lbs this last couple years. I've never even had the caps off my forks. It would be nice to have somebody there to walk me through it the first time but thats not going to happen.
-G
Johnniespeed:
After reading this thread,I know I would try it myself first. I have always had very good results, reading, learning and trying. As long as care and caution were used, the results should be satisfactory, the education would be valuable.
If after trying, and the results were not acceptable, you could always have them done professionally and you still would have more knowledge that when you began.
John
Motorrad:
The best thing I have found for fork fluid on all my late model bikes... is
Mobil 1 synthetic ATF fluid...
it works out to be roughly 7.5wt. and has all the seal treatment stuff in it that would be good for fork seals, solvincy, and high pressure etc etc...
Works great in all my bikes.
DoldGuy:
I have a seal weeping on the ole girl now. If there is an interest??? when I pull it down to put seals in, I will try to take some pics & post them (if I learn how to put them on here). I will not be doing a revalve, but I will try to get pics of the valve stack to give some type of illustration of what is involved in the "valving" of a set of forks.
pmskreta:
Last Thanksgiving I took my suspension into Race Tech. They did the Springs, Gold Valves, seals and fluid. They set it up for me, 230 lbs. ride desert and a little MX in Vegas. I believe this is the best money I've ever spent on the Beast. The difference was Amazing.
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