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Front end maintenance recommendations on R11S?

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:08 pm
by 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

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:50 am
by 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.

Re: Front end maintenance recommendations on R11S?

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:27 pm
by nab 301
bfisher wrote: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 :oops:

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 12:01 am
by boxerscott
The Teutonic Tangerine wrote: - if it ain't broken don't fix it.
Good advice.