Stopped by my local "stealer" today and checked on what they charge for a 25,000 mile service. I have always done my own. They said it was expensive because they had to change the oil in the front shocks as well as a lot of other things. I cannot fine anything aobut changing the shock oil. Are they just trying to rip me off?
I'm pretty sure iClick has posted a great piece on how to do it yourself. Didn't sound too hard reading it, as I want to change mine out to a heavier oil for more dampening.
I have also followed iClicks method of changing the front fork oil and added the SE "Heavy" PN: 99881-87 fork oil with positive results. Here's the thread in question.
I put the heavier oil in mine and it rode like a tank. Changed it back to the 5wt and it rides smooth again. If you want a stiff front end go with the heavier oil,for a smooth ride stick with stock.
I put the heavier oil in mine and it rode like a tank. Changed it back to the 5wt and it rides smooth again. If you want a stiff front end go with the heavier oil,for a smooth ride stick with stock.
My experience was just the opposite. With the stock fork oil the front end was soft and wanted to wallow, not smooth. There was a lot of front end dive when braking also. The "Heavy" fork oil (not the "Extra Heavy") fixed these problems and was not too stiff. I have sense installed the Performance Suspension Drop-in lowering kit and dropped the front 1". I used the SE Heavy oil with this setup and now I have no front end wallow, brake dive and a smooth ride.
It looks like you have a RK. I know at least some of the RK's have a cartridge in the forks. This may make the difference.