ZX6R J1 (year 2000) fork oil change - Haynes manual fail

[Fullers1845]

I'm in the process of getting my wife's uncle's ZX6R back on the road.

But in the routine servicing bit of the Haynes manual, for fork oil change it says 'refer to suspension/bodywork chapter 6 blah blah', which when you look at, unhelpfully states 'refer to chapter 1 routine servicing...

So assuming the seals are still ok (can't see any evidence they are not) it's basically a case of removing each leg, tipping the oil out then refilling to the specified level?

[WD Forte]

This page says add 500ml per leg if changing the oil
or 588ml per leg after rebuild

https://www.whitedogbikes.com/whitedogblog/zx6r-ninja-g-specs/
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[Fullers1845]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

https://www.kawiforums.com/threads/fork-seal-replacement.99425/

https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/advice/bike-maintenance/replace-fork-seals-oil-bushes-diy-motorcycle-maintenance

[jeffyjeff]

If you've never changed fork oil before, don't be shocked at how nasty the oil looks that comes out of your forks. Dark color with micro metallic sheen is normal, and it gets that way in short order. Personally, I prefer to flush out all the old stuff as best I can. Fork oil is expensive. I've used ATF as an inexpensive flushing fluid without adverse effect. Hang the forks upside down overnight to completely drain all the fluid before filling. Use new o-rings on the fork caps, if available.
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[to v or not to v]

the old oil has quite an interesting odour too.
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[Polarbear]

[Fullers1845]

Cheers guys, I'll let you know how it goes.

Currently refurbishing the horrible 6 pot calipers...