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Old 07-04-2011, 03:36 AM   #11
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probably, not really sure what the technical term for it is. I took out the drain plug for my air box and had a bunch of oil come out, lol, guess it really needed it. Didn't really seem to make a difference, but whatever.
This is preventative maintenance. It would make a big difference if the air box eventually filled and soaked the air filter. You would have all sorts of oil and engine mung being sucked into the carb and engine.



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Old 07-08-2011, 09:18 PM   #12
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Forks? Like what the tires are attached to? Why would you have to remove those to change the oil?
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Old 07-08-2011, 09:51 PM   #13
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suncross go ahead and drain the forks without removing them and let me know how that goes. :tongue: there is no drain plug so u have to turn them upside down to remove all the oil. so unless you had a crane or are strong enough to flip the bike upside down then you v to remove them :lol: need pics?
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Old 07-08-2011, 10:15 PM   #14
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suncross go ahead and drain the forks without removing them and let me know how that goes. :tongue: there is no drain plug so u have to turn them upside down to remove all the oil. so unless you had a crane or are strong enough to flip the bike upside down then you v to remove them :lol: need pics?
Engine oil right? So there is only one way in, and one way out? Through the top? I was thinking about changing my oil myself, but if I have to take the forks off my bike, I think id rather pay someone to do it.

Sorry if I came off as rude. I just don't know anything about this sort of stuff.
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Old 07-08-2011, 10:26 PM   #15
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suncross go ahead and drain the forks without removing them and let me know how that goes. :tongue: there is no drain plug so u have to turn them upside down to remove all the oil. so unless you had a crane or are strong enough to flip the bike upside down then you v to remove them :lol: need pics?
Engine oil right? So there is only one way in, and one way out? Through the top? I was thinking about changing my oil myself, but if I have to take the forks off my bike, I think id rather pay someone to do it.

Sorry if I came off as rude. I just don't know anything about this sort of stuff.
I think somebody is on the wrong page here.If you are talking about changing engine oil,that has nothing to do with the forks.If you are talking about the forks,they take a special fork oil.
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Old 07-08-2011, 11:44 PM   #16
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bahahaha! i think my threads title says it all! fork oil, not engine oil! you have so much to learn grasshopper.
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Old 07-09-2011, 09:15 AM   #17
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bahahaha! i think my threads title says it all! fork oil, not engine oil! you have so much to learn grasshopper.
Actually it doesn't. Re-reading your post though, I get the context now.
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Old 07-09-2011, 09:18 AM   #18
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was on, wax off :retard:
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