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Originally Posted by SpudRider
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. |
Thanks for all the research you do Spud. I will try the ATF you recommend. Your information makes these bikes easier to work on. I wonder if MIL SPEC HYD 83282 would work. If it's good enough for fighter jets, it should work for us!
It makes sense to use hyd fluid in a hyd component.