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Originally Posted by G19Tony
I took your advice and got the Park Tool wrench on the way. I plan on doing the forks also.  |
Good for you.
For the new fork oil, I highly recommend Mobil1 Synthetic ATF, which is readily available at AutoZone, and many auto parts stores. ATF is excellent fork oil, and many of the "boutique fork oils" are either ATF, or hydraulic fluid. The two most important factors to consider when choosing a fork oil are viscosity, and the viscosity index (VI). The VI measures the ability of an oil to maintain its viscosity over a wide temperature range. Any fork oil with a VI over 100 will do an excellent job in a motorcycle fork, and all the ATFs I have examined have a VI which easily exceeds 100. Mobil1 Synthetic ATF has an excellent VI, and a viscosity equivalent to 10W fork oil.
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2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3)
2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200)
2005 Honda XR650L
2004 Honda CRF250X
1998 Kawasaki KDX220
Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2:
http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894