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Marque Remarks => Kawasaki => Topic started by: piney on March 29, 2010, 08:25:21 pm

Title: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: piney on March 29, 2010, 08:25:21 pm

Hiya !! just finshed rebuilding forks on my 76 400 does anybody know how fork oil viscosity/weight I shuould run. Have put proggressive wound springs and will mostly be used for dirt track.
cheer's Piney

Title: Re: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: oldyzman on March 29, 2010, 08:46:16 pm

Hey pinney, i will be watching the answer cause i just picked up one of those. what year had the white guards and which was the black?
Brett

Title: Re: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: Grunter215 on March 29, 2010, 09:22:40 pm

Hey, book says 10w oil, 228cc. Oil level 432mm...springs out forks fully EXTENDED.. not compressed.

Title: Re: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: piney on March 29, 2010, 10:27:32 pm

thanx kiwi, hi oldman 76 had black guards & green met paint tank 74/75 had white guards & lime green tank wich I think looks betta
gonna try an post up some pics as soon as i figure it out
cheer's

Title: Re: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: oldyzman on March 30, 2010, 09:19:45 pm

So mine has metalic paint and white paint I am told it was from the UK... go figure. You dont happen to know cutoff engine numbers for the 75
Brett

Title: Re: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: piney on March 31, 2010, 06:21:51 am

 Hiya I contacted nightmare racing with engine and frame no's ( they never match)as mine had lime color underneath tank they told me it was a 76
cheer's Piney

Title: Re: Kx 400 fork oil
Post by: bigk on March 31, 2010, 09:43:12 am

What vin & engine numbers do you have Brett? I will let you know what model you have.
Cheers,
K