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I have been trying to study up on doing my forks seals (even more now after calling local shop and hearing they are back logged 2 weeks) And my manual calls for ATF (Automatic Transmiaaion Fluid) to be added for fluid
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Now maybe this was all good and dandy back in 86' but there must be someting better now a days that I can use instead that may be better for the forks..............
Any suggestions?????
Mark
Honda (RC26) VFR700
"hey Randy, do a wheelie!!"
Wow, I have never heard of using ATF fluid in forks...
Do you have the Clymers, or Haynes, or comparable manual for your bike? What does that recommend?
My bike is an 85 and it uses regular old fork oil... same thing all bikes use in the forks as far as I was aware.
Cheers,
Chris
But when we ride very fast motorcycles, we ride with immaculate sanity. We might abuse a substance here and there, but only when it's right. The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body. It is that simple: If you ride fast and crash, you are a bad rider. If you go slow and crash, you are a bad rider. And if you are a bad rider, you should not ride motorcycles.
It's true, ATF in the forks.
My 90 CBR calls for the same thing.
'04 600RR
Hmmm, how very very odd. I mean I can understand using it in the forks as it IS an oil, and perfectly adequate as a hydraulic medium, however its SOOOO heavy in comparison to fork oil...
Tranny fluid is usually some 90W stuff, isn't it?
Weird.. Freaky Weird...
Chris
But when we ride very fast motorcycles, we ride with immaculate sanity. We might abuse a substance here and there, but only when it's right. The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body. It is that simple: If you ride fast and crash, you are a bad rider. If you go slow and crash, you are a bad rider. And if you are a bad rider, you should not ride motorcycles.
nah, ATF is more the viscosity of brake fluidOriginally posted by hohum
Hmmm, how very very odd. I mean I can understand using it in the forks as it IS an oil, and perfectly adequate as a hydraulic medium, however its SOOOO heavy in comparison to fork oil...
Tranny fluid is usually some 90W stuff, isn't it?
Weird.. Freaky Weird...
Chris
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'97 RF900R
Originally posted by hohum
Wow, I have never heard of using ATF fluid in forks...
Do you have the Clymers, or Haynes, or comparable manual for your bike? What does that recommend?
Yes I have a Haynes manual for my bike......Thats where I found the "calling" for ATF. My bike is a "G" model. From "L" onward they call for Honda suspension fluid ss-7![]()
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Honda (RC26) VFR700
"hey Randy, do a wheelie!!"
So have you changed to a different fluid yet??? I would think that using something else may "upgrade" it a bit over the ATFOriginally posted by snaggle
It's true, ATF in the forks.
My 90 CBR calls for the same thing.![]()
Honda (RC26) VFR700
"hey Randy, do a wheelie!!"
I like Race Tech and Silkolene synthetic suspension fluids. I'm sure they will work well in your bike. You can mix up your own viscosity if you don't like the standard ones.
ATF is like 5W , If you don't want to use ATF which is fine,(I used it in other bikes) start with a 5W of your favorite fork oil and go from there.
Scott B.
03 SV1000S
Well I decided to use use 10w and picked up a couple bottles of SS-8. So I hope that I like it.
Thabks for all who have helped.
Honda (RC26) VFR700
"hey Randy, do a wheelie!!"
ATF and fork oil are the same. You can use both. I've used both. Make sure both forks have the same fluid. Like any oil, weight makes a difference and you want to make sure you keep it even![]()
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Bri
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