Motorcycle Fork Oil Grades

The first thing most folks think about when they consider oil is its viscosity.

Motorcycle fork oil grades.

Castrol fork oil 5w 10w and 15w application. It provides protection against wear corrosion and to minimise the effect of foam or air entrainment in the fork. Atf was rumored to have better anti foaming properties than fork oil and a 1 50 quart bottle of atf was of course much cheaper than 20 for a pint of marzocchi s oil. The logic applied here is that a good fork oil should have a vi rating of at least 150.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. So the motorcycle industry took the ssu vi measurement and converted it to weights based on the same scale used by the sae. A typical oem 15w40 running in oil will lose 12 7 part of the reason it needs changing after just 600 miles while a pure fully synthetic ester base oil will lose just 5. Get it as soon as wed sep 30.

Maxima 59901 10 165 150 grade 10wt zero drag formula racing fork fluid 1 liter. For example a pulsar could use a less viscous oil while the hayabusa will need a highly viscous oil to balance that load of the heavy front fairing and engine. Fork oils are graded depending upon their viscosity and load carrying capacity. 4 7 out of 5 stars 18.

Recommended for use in motorcycle forks and shocks for road off road and competition use. Compared to the marzocchi 7 5 wt i found i had to increase the z1 fork damper aduster in slighlty towards the firmer direction to keep the same damping feel after changing to atf. Consumers like to shop for oil by weight. Why does my fork oil have a weight.

Your order may be eligible for ship to home and shipping is free on all online orders of 35 00. Check here for special coupons and promotions. A cheap base oil sn 100 in the graph below loses 29 of its weight during the noack test. Different manufacturers use different grade oils for the very reason as the load varies.

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