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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: Marc.com on July 02, 2012, 01:40:18 pm

Title: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: Marc.com on July 02, 2012, 01:40:18 pm

Anyone got a hot fork oil set up for the TM400. Is it worth doing the PDS valve thing, I had some Racetech ones in my Harley and it handled worse.  ::)
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: TM BILL on July 02, 2012, 01:48:54 pm

Anyone got a hot fork oil set up for the TM400. Is it worth doing the PDS valve thing, I had some Racetech ones in my Harley and it handled worse.    ::) 

Bullshit a harley couldn't possibly handle worse no matter what you did to it  ;D

As for your TM just get out and ride the thing  ;) hold the gas on and it will handle fine as is  :) after those hardleys you like it will seem like a factory racer even with flat tyres  ;D
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: VMX247 on July 02, 2012, 01:56:18 pm
as an indepent opinion ask brentj on this forum.and what bill said.
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: firko on July 02, 2012, 01:59:58 pm
I fitted Yamaha forks to my TM......Solved everything.
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: Marc.com on July 02, 2012, 02:26:29 pm
So let me get that straight if I fit the Harley forks it will work better.

Any thoughts on oil quantity ?
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: TM BILL on July 02, 2012, 02:58:29 pm
Marc if its an L or M model start with 210cc per leg earlier ones start at 190cc per leg  :)
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: Marc.com on July 02, 2012, 03:02:13 pm
Marc if its an L or M model start with 210cc per leg earlier ones start at 190cc per leg  :)

thanks Bill 190cc of Hypoid it is then  :o  Harley Davidson actually does a performance fork oil that flows like Golden Syrup so I might go with that.
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: oldfart on July 02, 2012, 03:17:00 pm
You should end up with around a 105mm air gap  ;)
Title: Re: oil for TM400 forks
Post by: Marc.com on July 03, 2012, 06:58:48 am
You should end up with around a 105mm air gap  ;)

thanks for that, I will try em stock first, they might work better now the 2 inches of sludge at the bottom has been flushed out.