[rustyskills]

My LBS dosent stock fork oil besides a bike store where can i get oil... Some where like an automotive shop maybe

And what kind of oil do you guys use?

 

[trailripper]

pro honda works well, i prefer 5 wt. golden spectro works well to, but i prefer it for my moto

 

[SHIVER ME TIMBERS]

Kawaski..... golden spectro sythetic fork oil....I prefer 7.5 wt.

 

[rustyskills]

HA pretty obvious motorcycle store come to think of it i have some left over from my street bike


Thanks Guys

 

[blackagness]

Don't moto shops call Golden Spectro 7.5wt something else? Anybody remember what?

 

[dirtydownhill]

Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.

 

[NorKal]

Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.

very true

 

[Rover Nick]

Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.

I'll have to keep that in mind


In other news, I elect DirtyDownhill for the best sig ever

 

[jamesdc]

Don't moto shops call Golden Spectro 7.5wt something else? Anybody remember what?

Its called golden spectro 125/150 and the 5 wt is 85/150 I think

 

[scrwscrnnms]

I weigh 190 pounds and do alot of drops and stuff with my 66RV....what weight would you suggest for me? I'm thinking 10wt???

 

[Mc.Dub]

Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.

Wish I had thought of that.

 

[blackagness]

Its called golden spectro 125/150 and the 5 wt is 85/150 I think

Ah! Thanks! and I forgot, I discovered 5wt to work better in Zoke forks, so double thanks. :thumbsup:

 

[mrpercussive]

2.5wt Kayaba... XD

 

[JC bs]

I weigh 190 pounds and do alot of drops and stuff with my 66RV....what weight would you suggest for me? I'm thinking 10wt???

im 180 and i hit some ok size drops i use 15w in a totem air but i dont like my forks soft

 

[Mudmanner]

how do you know what wt. oil to use? is there a graph or something to look? Because I just got a Demo 8 I with a 888 RCV and its super stiff for me at 148lbs (geared). A shop recomended a softer spring and thicker oil. What should I be looking for? Of course theres a lot of preferences in terms of riders style and I plan to do a lot of drops but race DH as well.

 

[mrpercussive]

how do you know what wt. oil to use? is there a graph or something to look? Because I just got a Demo 8 I with a 888 RCV and its super stiff for me at 148lbs (geared). A shop recomended a softer spring and thicker oil. What should I be looking for? Of course theres a lot of preferences in terms of riders style and I plan to do a lot of drops but race DH as well.

softer spring or thinner oil...

 

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I work as a plant mechanic and decided that our supplier of oils would stock fork oil. They told me the equivalent grades. I ended up using hydraulic 32 oil. Works out to be 10wt i think. Its been fine, because its so cheap you can change it more regular anyway.

 

[sus13]

I work as a plant mechanic and decided that our supplier of oils would stock fork oil. They told me the equivalent grades. I ended up using hydraulic 32 oil. Works out to be 10wt i think. Its been fine, because its so cheap you can change it more regular anyway.

Quality fork oil ain't that expensive. I picked up a few quarts of Motorex fork oil fairly cheap from a Motorcycle parts shop. For my bikes, it will last a couple of years. I will never again buy factory Fox or Marzocchi oil... waste of money.

 

[rustyskills]

Quality fork oil ain't that expensive. I picked up a few quarts of Motorex fork oil fairly cheap from a Motorcycle parts shop. For my bikes, it will last a couple of years. I will never again buy factory Fox or Marzocchi oil... waste of money.

I agree i bought a quart of synthetic oil from my local dirtbike shop for 4.99 and the LBS sells a quart of fox oil for 22.99!!!

 

[dhtahoe]

Red Line Fork Oil. They have a base oil that only a few oil manufactures use. It costs a bit more, but it has some amazing properties.

Less thermal expansion so your settings remain more constant

Less friction

Less foaming

Lasts longer

Even my Boxxers survived running this stuff.