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Offline Husabergpete

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1977 Fork Oil specs ?
« on: December 17, 2011, 02:05:05 pm »
Gents,  what is your recommendation for capacity and grades for the forks on a 1977 AW 250 - will be raced at Heaven - understand there will be variables but a good starting point would be very much appreciated.

Pete
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Re: 1977 Fork Oil specs ?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 03:09:03 pm »
Will check manual later but usually good starting point 140mm from top of tube with fork full compressed, no spring

Cheers Ross
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Re: 1977 Fork Oil specs ?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 03:38:37 pm »
Rosco,

Thanks for that. Just put them together with Castrol 15 weigh fork oil and 148mm from the top - full compressed -spring out - around 400cc of oil. Will get deano to check what he thinks. Feel good at this start point.

Ta Pete
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Re: 1977 Fork Oil specs ?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2011, 06:27:50 pm »
BIG improvement !!!!!!!   pulled the top caps apart - grub screw into a  light spring into a 6mm ball bearing. Cleaned oiled and now working well. ta pete
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