Front end maintenance recommendations on R11S?

[bfisher]

Guys,

I'm about to replace the standard shock with a Wilbers; got me thinking if i should be consider a broader over-haul; i've only had bike for a small time & while no immediate issues, i suspect its never had a lot of love up front, & with 36k underneath it, i'm wondering what if anything else i should be looking @ over winter.

Re front fork oil & general maintenance - is it required to service/replace the oil (i haven't been able to find a hard reference that this is required)? Forum has various info which is good but i can't determine if this is a necessity or a nice to do when no signs of leaks etc.

Brad

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

Fork oil is just lubrication - if it ain't broken don't fix it. It's not like the oil has done much in the way of real work or been super heated - when I sold my R1100S it had 62k on the clock and the fork oil was still original no leaks squeaks or stickyness.

[nab 301]

Guys,



Re front fork oil & general maintenance - is it required to service/replace the oil (i haven't been able to find a hard reference that this is required)? Forum has various info which is good but i can't determine if this is a necessity or a nice to do when no signs of leaks etc.

Brad

I'm ashamed to admit I 've never changed my fork oil in over 10 yrs

[boxerscott]

- if it ain't broken don't fix it.

Good advice.