fork oil - whats the dilly-o?
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I regularly use motorbike fork oil. They come in lots of different weights and are a fraction of the price of mtb specific stuff. Think I'm paying around £4.99 for 500ml.
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Motorcycle fork oil is fine as it also contains the chemicals that stop the cold oil from foaming as it's pumped through the dampers.
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No reason at all, they do the same job. A lot are the same stuff, the stuff I currently use is sold at CRC and a local Motorcycle shop.
Rock Oil SVI Is £6 delivered for 500ml from CRC, which is cheaper than me popping to the local shop once I factor in petrol
Rock Oil SVI Is £6 delivered for 500ml from CRC, which is cheaper than me popping to the local shop once I factor in petrol
You could use moto oïl, but do not refer to the weight advertise on the bottle. You should refer to viscosity at 40°C. Now, how to know the viscosity of OEM oïl, you could do a research on Google, our ask here.
Tere are some oïl that keep they viscosity at 100°C, but that less usefull on a bike as the suepsnsion il less prone to heat.
here is a good reference:
http://www.peterverdone.com/wiki/index. ... sion_Fluid
Have fun.
Tere are some oïl that keep they viscosity at 100°C, but that less usefull on a bike as the suepsnsion il less prone to heat.
here is a good reference:
http://www.peterverdone.com/wiki/index. ... sion_Fluid
Have fun.
