![]() ![]() Personally, I always start with 10W first and then go with a higher or lower viscosity depending upon my riding experience. Probably the best solution to the Interceptor's damping fluid is to use a brand-name fork oil of a weight that works well for you after trying different weights. While it works OK in that bike's forks, it sure turns black quickly, so I am not sure how much lubrication and wear protection it provides to the moving parts of the fork assembly. My 2002 Yamaha FZ1 calls for "0" weight fork oil in its cartridge fork damping system and that stuff is like water. This item targets bikes which often experience bumpy rides. ![]() Maxima 57901 is a heavier variant of Maxima 56901, which was rated as 15WT. I don't know what to make of RE's fork oil recommendation for the 650's forks. Our love affair with Maxima fork oils continues, as we enlist yet another Maxima product as one of the best fork oil for motorcycles. So what I use is for fork oil in my Bullet is 10W Belray, which seems to work well for me. Lucas hydraulic fluid ISO Viscosity Grade (ISO-VG): 68. It would seem to me that motor oil when used as fork oil would never get hot enough to change its viscosity from its base thickness of 10W. Fork oils are as follows: Harley Type E is 5 wt Harley Type B is 10 wt Screaming Eagle is 15 wt. Personally, I never understood that recommendation other than in the past motor oil was easier to find and cheaper to purchase in India than specialized fork oil. I might add that RE recommends 10W-30 motor oil as the fork damping fluid in the 500 UCE single forks. ![]()
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