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Old 21 Jul 2012
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fork oil xt600e

Hi,

I'm unable to find 10w fork oil for my 2001 XT600e.
The shops only stock 5w.

Does anybody have any tips / advise on using 5w instead of 10w?

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It would help if you put your location in your profile. I could say that Halfords in the UK stock 10W fork oil and it's easily available, but you could be on the other side of the world

But, if you are in the UK - Halfords.
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I use cheap 10w40 motoroil and cant tell a difference, waiting to be flamed, haha

Which shops do you visit? ALmost every bike dealer here in Denmark carries both 2,5w 5w 10w and 20w, and sometimes stuff in between aswell.
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Mine have Automatic Transmission Fluid in them.
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Thanks for the replies.

I put the 5w oil in and reduced the air gap at the top of the forks to 100mm from the recommended 155mm.
Let's see how that works.
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Dubai? That settles it. 3400 miles is too far to go for fork oil, even 10W.
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Buy me a ticket to Dubai and I'll bring you the fork oil! LOol

Still I have to ask...The front XT suspension is too light already.. why do you want to put an even lighter oil? :confused1:


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Thanks for the replies.

I put the 5w oil in and reduced the air gap at the top of the forks to 100mm from the recommended 155mm.
Let's see how that works.
Buy a set of replacement seals aswell =)

5w oil is to light, and 100mm airgap is too little imo. I guees its not too bad for street riding, but you really need stiffer springs if you reduce airgap to make the forks stiffer.

Im at 175mm with stiffer springs.
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I have converted my 86 xt to super moto trim,I am 15 1/2 stone and I use 578mls of 15w fork oil, air pressure at 15.5, standard springs and for me and its is fine.
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