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#1 Grendel

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Posted 30 July 2018 - 02:55 pm

1st Question:

Bike been good for a while but for some reason the lighting circuit stopped working. Still had brake light and indicators but not headlight or rear light so changed the 2x 10amp fuses that looked dodgy but still no fix and it seems I have a loose connection in the connector in pic since unclipped then reclipped and lights working again?

Is the connection easy to change or we talking more new wiring loom?

 

2nd Question:

Fork seals need replacing since both leaking badly. Since there old springs was thinking of using heavier oil but not sure what?

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#2 Bjørge

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Posted 30 July 2018 - 03:37 pm

2nd Question:

Fork seals need replacing since both leaking badly. Since there old springs was thinking of using heavier oil but not sure what?

 

...you assume springs are weaker, and thicker oil could compensate ?


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Posted 30 July 2018 - 03:44 pm

Thicker oil will not fix a weak spring issue.

First check springs are still inside specs (length with and without pressure).

It's not very common to have weak old springs, so it's probably just a matter of changing the fork oil.


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Posted 31 July 2018 - 11:19 am

Could have been a bit of muck or corrosion in the connector?



#5 Grendel

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Posted 03 August 2018 - 11:29 am

To be honest the amount the forks are leaking doubt there is much oil left in them but I presume 1L of any 10W fork oil would be good enough for both forks?

 

Regarding connection seems to be loose wire going into plug.


Edited by Grendel, 03 August 2018 - 11:35 am.



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