So yeah gonna be redoing my forks (standard DTR ones) and need some help really, what rating would you guys recommend for the fatties out there on DTs? Any particular brands etc? How much will i need total? (Is one bottle enough?)
Also can anyone help me, what grade would you say in getting with my DTX forks, and what brand??? size of bottle
For a skinny guy with a big nose ;)
Cheers, if it helps wont be riding ever off road with these forks as got my enduro RE setup for that, so what do you all suggest, a medium or heavier grade oil??
For fattys like me and yous by the sound of it, Get the 1 litre 15W fork oil from wemoto, it fills up each fork leg to perfection! each for leg takes 500ml, Nice feel to them with it in much stiffer.
15w i would say is better like slob recommends standard recommened fork oil like suggested in the manual is just to soft n too much of a spongie feel to them not sure what everone elses take on it is though
I got 5W in the end, 10W is standard according to the manual and 5W is the heavier stuff
Ffs Seany, your front end will be like jelly mate, standard DTR forks are 10w, I went to 15w on my SMset up, as 10w was too soft, if 15w is too hard then mix 10w and 15w in equal parts to get 12.5w.
Actually i changed it lastnight, felt pretty good but then my forks have been leaking oil for a while and they where bumpier than a nuns mattress, hardly felt any bumps on the way ome it was like floating on a cloud haha, if i dont like it i can always change it
So what grade fork oil did you go with in the end Seany?
5W mate, feels like a dream compared to the other day, almost fluffy haha. but i need one of the washers that go under the circlip as when i took one out i noticed it was bent to **** and was a tard to get back in, i want to replace it as i'm scared the circlip will pop up and the top dust seal isn't sitting properly in the top of the leg.
You have any about? check my post in the wanted section mate
well the bikes been playing up lately so haven't been riding hard but i hardly feel any bumps normal riding, shall see how it goes when i up the pace a little, if it sucks i can stick in some 15
