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How for God's sake do you fill oil into the front forks?
- Micha
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How for God's sake do you fill oil into the front forks?
Do you use a syringe?
Is there a method to fill them up?
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Re: How for God's sake do you fill oil into the front forks?
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On my /7, I found a small funnel which I could stick into the opening once the fill plug was removed. It did take some time because air has to come out to let the oil in. But it's not that much fluid.
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Re: How for God's sake do you fill oil into the front forks?
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Re: How for God's sake do you fill oil into the front forks?
Exactlyschrader7032 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:46 pmIt did take some time because air has to come out to let the oil in.
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Re: How for God's sake do you fill oil into the front forks?
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.