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Here's a question for the techs among us...
Do any of you happen to know which SAE grade of front fork oil our bobbers come standard from the factory with?
I've been contemplating the upgrade to the Matris F15K fork kit because of it's adjustability etc.
However, I must say that I'm pretty happy with the factory set-up and I'm also convinced that these bikes are roughly set-up for riders of somewhere around 70-90kg body weight; round about; at average every day riding conditions.
I'm in that category; 75kg body weight, riding conditions everything from commuting to touring to afternoon blasts to the German North Sea coast or Harz mountains etc.
The reason for my question is; I think the rebound damping in the front forks could be a bit lighter because on some rough surfaces/bad roads, the forks compress, but don't rebound quick enough IMO; causing the front-end to hop around quite a lot.
So if the standard oil is an SAE-10, I'll try an SAE-7 or 5 before going the full monty and buy the Matris. After all, it's a cost thing of course and I'm pretty sure I can get where I want to go by trying a different oil thickness.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Cheers!
mike
Do any of you happen to know which SAE grade of front fork oil our bobbers come standard from the factory with?
I've been contemplating the upgrade to the Matris F15K fork kit because of it's adjustability etc.
However, I must say that I'm pretty happy with the factory set-up and I'm also convinced that these bikes are roughly set-up for riders of somewhere around 70-90kg body weight; round about; at average every day riding conditions.
I'm in that category; 75kg body weight, riding conditions everything from commuting to touring to afternoon blasts to the German North Sea coast or Harz mountains etc.
The reason for my question is; I think the rebound damping in the front forks could be a bit lighter because on some rough surfaces/bad roads, the forks compress, but don't rebound quick enough IMO; causing the front-end to hop around quite a lot.
So if the standard oil is an SAE-10, I'll try an SAE-7 or 5 before going the full monty and buy the Matris. After all, it's a cost thing of course and I'm pretty sure I can get where I want to go by trying a different oil thickness.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Cheers!
mike