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The Confusion that is Fork Oil
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1363060" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>See, here's the problem. You know you want something similar to the OEM stuff. People say you should use a 5 weight fork oil. You look on the shelf at your LBS and you see an assortment of 5 weight fork oils:. What you do not see is the centistoke ratings of the oils in parenthesis below</p><p></p><p>Torco RFF 5 (10.75 cSt)</p><p></p><p>Maxima Fork Oil 5 Weight (15.9 cSt)</p><p></p><p>Maxima Racing Fork Fluid 5 Weight (15.9 cSt)</p><p></p><p>Silkolene Pro RSF 5 Weight (26.7 cSt)</p><p></p><p>Castrol Synthetic 5 Weight (28 cSt)</p><p></p><p>PJ1 Fork Tuner 5 Weight (31.2 cSt)</p><p></p><p>Shell Advance 5 Weight (33.05 cSt)</p><p></p><p>The Yamaha 01 Fork oil you are seeking to replicate has a viscosity of 15.60 cSt. Using any of the oils in that list except the two Maximas is going to cause problems with the damping, yet they are all rated as "5 weight".</p><p></p><p>On the other hand Castrol Fork Oil 10W (15.0 cSt) or Motorex Racing 2.5 Weight (15.1 cSt) would work fine. but they are not "5 weight".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1363060, member: 3828"] See, here's the problem. You know you want something similar to the OEM stuff. People say you should use a 5 weight fork oil. You look on the shelf at your LBS and you see an assortment of 5 weight fork oils:. What you do not see is the centistoke ratings of the oils in parenthesis below Torco RFF 5 (10.75 cSt) Maxima Fork Oil 5 Weight (15.9 cSt) Maxima Racing Fork Fluid 5 Weight (15.9 cSt) Silkolene Pro RSF 5 Weight (26.7 cSt) Castrol Synthetic 5 Weight (28 cSt) PJ1 Fork Tuner 5 Weight (31.2 cSt) Shell Advance 5 Weight (33.05 cSt) The Yamaha 01 Fork oil you are seeking to replicate has a viscosity of 15.60 cSt. Using any of the oils in that list except the two Maximas is going to cause problems with the damping, yet they are all rated as "5 weight". On the other hand Castrol Fork Oil 10W (15.0 cSt) or Motorex Racing 2.5 Weight (15.1 cSt) would work fine. but they are not "5 weight". [/QUOTE]
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