Motorbike fork oil?

[FMJ]

Go to pretty much any moto shop in the GTA and pick up a litre of this. It should be around $10. The difference between 7 and 7.5 wt. is negligible.

If you are anal retentive and absolutely must have 7.5 wt., buy a liter of 5 and a litre of 10 and mix them together (DO NOT MIX DIFFERENT BRANDS OF OIL and do not use Bel-Ray in bicycle forks).

 

[RockiMtn]

most places i've hit only carry 10wt. that's the problem. and one shop carried only bel-ray brand you told me to stay away from. probably better i just find a place online to buy from. cost of shipping would be less than the gas i've spent driving around.

serviced the amp fork on the Amplifier this morning. what a difference! Think I'll do the other two this week.

 

[RockiMtn]

seems finding fork/shock oil outside of purchasing expensive, low volume stuff from the LBS has been proving a b*tch! :evil:

most carry no less than 10wt. so i can't even get a bottle of 5wt and 10wt to mix.

on another note, seems the viscosity is more important than the wt, which seems to be a useless measurement for measuring the effect on your shock.

http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/w ... ottle.html

probably gonna bite the bullet and get a litre of Motorex fork oil at an LBS. seems to be fairly popular with both riders and shops.

 

[MikeD]

Heh. That forum links to the page I was going to post here - MAXIMUM VISCOSITY GEEKERY:

http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/bikesuspension.htm