How much oil does a fj1200 take?
3.5 quarts should do it. You might need less if theres still oil in the filter or oil cooler.
How much oil does a fork take?
Insert the syringe tip into the air-bleed hole so that it has a good seal; if it doesn’t, oil will leak out without going into the fork. Remove the O-ring from the air-bleed screw and put it back in the hole to seal the syringe better. Slowly squirt 10cc of oil into the forks.
What is special about fork oil?
Say you’re riding your dirt bike and land a jump. The force depresses a piston inside the shock that pushes fork oil through calibrated valves. The fluid’s rate of flow through the valves influences the amount of dampening and rebound. A thin fluid flows faster and results in quicker, springier shock feel.
Can I use engine oil in my forks?
Motor oil is meant to lube and forks work more like hydraulics. I wouldn’t try it. I use Mobil1 synthetic ATF in my WR, though, and I like it. It seems a bit heavier than regular fork oil, too.
What kind of oil to use on Fj 1100 Forks?
The workshop manual specifies Sae 10-30 w motor oil in the FJ 1100 forks. Use 10-40 w engine oil. Cheap than the fork oils, more resistant to degradation (so the fork inner components are more protected), more consistent damping… Excellent results!.
What kind of suspension does a FJ 1200 have?
With the 10-40 w engine oil the fork is perfectly dampened, absorbing bumps but with a perfect little dive when hard breaking. This is true for the 1100 and 1TX and 3CV FJ 1200s, but not with 3XW, 1991 on 1200: the longer travel fork of this model don’t work very well with the STD Hagon springs.
Can you use the FJ yoke on a FJ1200?
Using the yoke is easy due to the head bearings are the same in both models and you don’t have to find any problem simply fitting the complete FZR yokes into the FJ headstock. The following problem is that the FZR forks are 3,5 cms. shorter than the FJ forksas well. And it is too much.
How big is FJ fork from seal to Axel?
FJ fork vases from seal to axel centre 36.5 cm FZR 35 cm Total 80 cm 76,5 cm And I´ve found that inner FZR 41 mm are obsolete and near impossible to find. So a potential problem when searching for spares and clearly a BIG negative point in order to make the conversion.
The workshop manual specifies Sae 10-30 w motor oil in the FJ 1100 forks. Use 10-40 w engine oil. Cheap than the fork oils, more resistant to degradation (so the fork inner components are more protected), more consistent damping… Excellent results!.
With the 10-40 w engine oil the fork is perfectly dampened, absorbing bumps but with a perfect little dive when hard breaking. This is true for the 1100 and 1TX and 3CV FJ 1200s, but not with 3XW, 1991 on 1200: the longer travel fork of this model don’t work very well with the STD Hagon springs.
Using the yoke is easy due to the head bearings are the same in both models and you don’t have to find any problem simply fitting the complete FZR yokes into the FJ headstock. The following problem is that the FZR forks are 3,5 cms. shorter than the FJ forksas well. And it is too much.
How do you remove oil from a Yamaha front fork?
Some forks, like those on a lot of Yamahas, require you to push in on the plug in top of the fork tube and against the spring pressure. Pry the circlip out. Now the spring pressure will push the retainer plug out of the fork tube, so be careful. You can now remove the fork spring and, if you have not already done so, the oil.