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yorkie_chris · 07-04-10, 08:30 AM

Mark, 15W, are you serious? They will be like iron and not return at all.

I like silkolene RSF5, but something around 5 or 7w designation is OK. Idea with cartridge forks like that is you keep the oil the same and change the valving if you need to change behaviour.

http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/i...osity-Data.gif

here is table. pick one around 25cSt

07-04-10, 08:30 AM	#3
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: GSXR forks - which oil? Mark, 15W, are you serious? They will be like iron and not return at all. I like silkolene RSF5, but something around 5 or 7w designation is OK. Idea with cartridge forks like that is you keep the oil the same and change the valving if you need to change behaviour. http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/i...osity-Data.gif here is table. pick one around 25cSt __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat Last edited by yorkie_chris; 07-04-10 at 08:32 AM.