Fork-Oil Change in 20 Minutes

Started by Pete, July 09, 2020, 04:04:35 AM

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Old Drifter

Well done and a great mod! Thanks Pete! ;)

Gene

1999 Drifter

Pete

M12 button-head screw - ebay (but could have got it from any number of online suppliers of threaded components)
Peg-spanner / circlip-pliers - my toolbox.

Ride safe, live long and prosper.

mittico68

Quote from: Pete on July 09, 2020, 04:04:35 AM

M12 drain/filler-screw and a couple of blind 6mm holes for a peg-spanner or circlip-pliers to stop the seat rotating when removing or replacing the filler-screw.

That.

I love my swingin' bike!

Pete

Quote from: mittico68 on July 09, 2020, 04:25:24 AM

Sounds good.
Could you explain where to find those stuff?

What stuff do you mean?
Ride safe, live long and prosper.

mittico68

Sounds good.
Could you explain where to find those stuff?

I love my swingin' bike!

Pete

#1

I've modded the spring seats in the front-forks by adding an M12 drain/filler-screw and a couple of blind 6mm holes for a peg-spanner or circlip-pliers to stop the seat rotating when removing or replacing the filler-screw. The screw is an SS button-head milled down a smigeon so that the trim sits properly.
The old oil is extracted using a syringe connected to a length of straightened copper brake-pipe, and refill is via a small funnel.
I've tested it out, and brake-pipe reaches to the bottom of the sliders and extracts all but a couple of drops of the old oil. The photo shows testing it with the fork-leg off the bike, but in future I will do the oil changes with the fork-legs still on the bike.
I won't have to dismantle the front of the bike again unless I want to adjust or re-grease the head-stock bearings.
Edit
p.s. I forgot to mention that with this mod you can't follow Kawasaki's procedure of over filling the fork with oil and then sucking out the surplus down to a level. What I have done is to measure exactly how much oil is needed to get the right level and then next time I change the oil I'll refill with that precise amount.

Ride safe, live long and prosper.

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