The guy at the honda dealer told me how much oil is per fork, but I don't remember now. In any case, the bottle with the fork oil he sold me contains the exact amount to fill both forks, so each one need exactly half of what it is in the bottle. I think I remember he saying 8 oz per fork.
Javier. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > Assuming that the correct amount of fluid is in them currently you could > just capture the fluid and use a measuring cup to figure out how much to put > back in. According to the service manual you put in 472cc (15.96 oz) of > fluid in then pump the fork to get rid of air, then compress the fork fully, > then check the fluid level and it should be at 137 mm (5.4 in) from the top > of the fork tube when held at 90 degrees upright. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Javier, If you know exactly what is the fork oil capacity for each fork, >> then you just need to drain and refill with the correct amount, no need for >> guessing or trying to determine right level. Our owner's manual doesn't give >> the fork oil capacity but I'm sure you can find it online somewhere, Graham >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
