Changing Fork Oil

[ssduc750]

No, not really. If a valve kit is available, I'll go that route too. Just looking for something, anything to stiffen the front up a little. I have no problem letting someone else do the work. I have neither the time nor the experience. That's why I figured I'd try the oilr route first just to see if it would heip, then go from there.

[Spooner]

I tend to change the oil in my forks every couple race weekends.  The cartridge forks are pretty hard on the oil and it generally looks pretty nasty every time I change it.  The whole process is pretty easy really-I can have the forks pulled off the bike, change the oil, and back on in about an hour.

[Super Dave]

I'll go that route too. Just looking for something, anything to stiffen the front up a little.

Stiffen the front?  Well, maybe you're going the wrong route.  Rather farming an oil change, you should look into checking what the correct spring rate would be for your bike with your weight.  If the dampening overcomes the spring rate, you'll be in trouble.  The correct spring rate will allow the front portion of your bike to maintain some of it's geometry under race conditions.  Same goes for the rear shock too...correct spring rate is very, very important.  And the rear affects the front.

[EM JAY]

  And the rear affects the front.

.......like how most females with more "front" lack in the "rear" ?

[Super Dave]

I think some get extra...

[EM JAY]

 LOL!!!  Try settin the sag on that!!!

[cardzilla]

LOL!!!  Try settin the sag on that!!!

I think you're gonna need a whole hell of a lot of rebound out back.