Fork oil change cost

[Artur]

hi all, roughly how much will cost to change the fork oil? I know it depends on the garage, etc etc, but roughly (i'm in london btw).

And what shoulg I be expecting to need changing with that? Do you normally change the fork seals as well?

Thanks.
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- Honda Hornet 600cc '04

[herulach]

If you've got right way up forks about £10 for some fork oil maybe £5 for a syringe and some hose to get the level right and about 2 hours of your time.
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YBR 125>FZS600

[Artur]

[spyuggy]

It all now depends on who does the job for you.
A dealer will take a bundle, but if you have any mates who can do it for you, or a back street bike garage, it could come between anything from £10 to £30.
Good luck mate.
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[Artur]

[Fizzer Thou]

Suspension 'specialists' can charge upwards of over £200 from what I have heard.

The main thing is getting the forks out,but I have heard of some dealers syringing the old oil out then just adding new stuff on top so as to get the oil level correct.

But for a proper job the forks need to be flushed through with some sub-standard stuff so as ot help flush out any contamination,then replace the old with the new up to the required level.A Haynes manual will be a good investment now,so saving yourself loads of money at a later date.
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[molex]

No need to change the fork oil.!

Read my services manual "periodic maintenance" just check "operation and for oil leakage only"!

So I havn't change fork oil at least 10 year!!!

[DrDonnyBrago]

^^^


There is a need to change fork oil.

It degrades over time losing it's damping abilities. On top of that, it gets filled with grime, goes black and smells of cat piss.


Change your fork oil !

[Dan79]