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28-01-13, 01:52 PM

Some older bikes (eg. GSX250) have a hole at the bottom of the forks for pumping the oil out of when replacing. Unfortunately the SV does not

?????? When the SV front wheel spindle is removed there is an allen screw inside the cavity going up inside the fork which when removed can be used to drain/blow the old fork oil out.[A bit of air pressure helps remove the more stuborn gunk]
Not the recomended method but saves on fork removal, similarly to sucking the old oil out with a suction pump saves on fork removal.

28-01-13, 01:52 PM	#6
Dicky Ticker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Changing fork oil Some older bikes (eg. GSX250) have a hole at the bottom of the forks for pumping the oil out of when replacing. Unfortunately the SV does not ?????? When the SV front wheel spindle is removed there is an allen screw inside the cavity going up inside the fork which when removed can be used to drain/blow the old fork oil out.[A bit of air pressure helps remove the more stuborn gunk] Not the recomended method but saves on fork removal, similarly to sucking the old oil out with a suction pump saves on fork removal.