Fork oil

[uncltommy77]

Just wondering if there is an easier and/or quicker way of changing the fork oil without removing forks? I read the manual and for some odd reason it looks difficult haha. '02 600 if that matters.

[rockat]

Like most things on the bike, it's easy, but it kind of takes more time than you probably want to spend. To answer your question, no...you have to take the forks off.

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[steves]

You could just pop the bolt at the fork bottom out and let it drain, but you'll have some residual fluid in the fork tube and valves if you don't clean it out.

[thetable]

Gonna be hard to pull that lower bolt when the damper rod starts spinning.

You're going to need the forks off the bike to set oil levels anyway. Do it the right way, you'll save a lot of frustration.

[steves]

Gonna be hard to pull that lower bolt when the damper rod starts spinning.

You're going to need the forks off the bike to set oil levels anyway. Do it the right way, you'll save a lot of frustration.

Shhh!

[TRPUT]

Even the first time, it's probably only an hour to remove and replace the forks - 20 mins out / 40 mins in. Then just add to that the time you need to do the job on the forks themselves. If you are just draining and refilling, about another hour, which includes a beer while it drains.

[uncltommy77]

Ya I figured all that. My time is kind of limited to work on things. I normally don't cut corners and I'm just changing the oil so shouldn't be too bad. I'm pretty sure I'm competent enough to do so! Appreciate the feedback.