peelxtz1200
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Hi All I was just wondering if anybody has changed the front fork oil on there 2014- 2016 Es models with the electric suspension any info appreciated.
can you elaborate?hawk281 said:I have the manual and it is more difficult than a dirt bike fork.
Not sure but I think only damping is adjusted by the ES fork motors and preload is fixed?greg the pole said:Is there not just a motor driving the preload of the spring?
meh...the tool is $20. Open cartridges are easy. On dirt bikes the fork are getting out of control. I have not had the pleasure (can't find the sarcasm font ) to work on the 4cs (four chamber fork) from White power. That is a proper pain in the ass...the twin chamber is bad enough. But once set up properly, it's a joy off road.hawk281 said:in order to completely drain the forks, you have to remove the forks, use a spring tool to move the fork down far enough to access the damper rod locknut, then pump the fork upside down to drain it. My KTM , I just pull the fork cap off and drain, which also drains the damper rod assembly. There is comments on the forum discussing the amount of oil used if just drain it without dissembling the damping system, however that will leave dirty oil on the interior of the fork. Removing the dampening rod reminds me of 1970 and 80 forks which required a special tool to hold the rod from spinning when taking out the Allen bolt. ::021::