Fork oil weight for 1990 1100 Kat???

[MONSTER]

Got seals done, now what weight oil goes back in there?

[Tmod]

Take a look here and pick a fluid that is in the mid 30's cSt @ 40 deg c.

Tmod

[Wild-Bill]

I notice Mobile1 synthetic ATF is on that chart with a cst of 34.00. ATF works?

[Tmod]

I haven't seen ATF in forks in awhile but I had taken a few sets apart and the fluid was a nice red color and smelled like ATF and felt like ATF. But yeah it used to be used in forks. I would still recommend a suspension fluid though.

Tmod

[Wild-Bill]

I'm used to using BelRay 10 wt but it looks like ATF, feels like ATF and smells like ATF. I know ATF is a vegetable oil but no idea what fork oil is made of.

It'd be nice if ATF could be substituted. The nearest bike shop is a ways from here but there's Autozone all over the place.

[Tmod]

Try it, You won't hurt anything.

Tmod

[Wild-Bill]

Maybe next time I change the fluid. Not needed right now.

[MONSTER]

Thanks for replys.

How much per Fork?? Or how do I know how much to put in it??

[MONSTER]

Anyone...anyone...Beuller....anyone

[Jax]

227ml according to this site...scroll to the bottom...get a measuring cup with ml from your local bike supply shop...

http://www.katanacentral.co.uk/themodels/gsx1100s/specs.asp

[MONSTER]

I found a site today, that said the Forks hold 406 cc or ml. Looking for it again. Need to be SURE, plan to reassemble tomorrow.

[MONSTER]

Here it is: http://www.suzukicycles.org/GSX-seri..._numbers.shtml

[cintidude04]

Look in your service manual? I'll tell you for a fact it will be in there, shouldn't be wrenching on your bike and rebuilding things without the proper reference material.

[MONSTER]

Been looking for it for a couple days now (on a jump drive), but I found it tonight, and now my computer wont open it. Should be able to see it at work tomorrow. Wonder why there is such a big discrepancy between the examples given in this thread. 406 vs 227.

[cintidude04]

That is one reason I and many others recommend owning a service manual.