Fat Boy fork maintainance help

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Aug 1, 2007 | 12:42 AM

Hey Zeus

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Fat Boy fork maintainance help

I usually hang in the Dyna forum since I own one, but anyhow, my buddy and I went riding tonight and when we got the bikes back to the garage here we decided to change the fork oil since we have a big trip coming up. Anyhow, since he's leaving the bike here overnight for the forks to completely drain he didn't bring his repair manual with him and wonders a couple things.....first, what "type" should go in a 2002 Fat Boy? E or B?What are the ounces per tube assembly? Finally, what is the tork spec on the tube caps?
Any help would be appreciated.

Aug 1, 2007 | 12:58 AM

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RE: Fat Boy fork maintainance help

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I usually hang in the Dyna forum since I own one, but anyhow, my buddy and I went riding tonight and when we got the bikes back to the garage here we decided to change the fork oil since we have a big trip coming up. Anyhow, since he's leaving the bike here overnight for the forks to completely drain he didn't bring his repair manual with him and wonders a couple things.....first, what "type" should go in a 2002 Fat Boy? E or B?What are the ounces per tube assembly? Finally, what is the tork spec on the tube caps?
Any help would be appreciated.

Fork oil type E
12.9 oz.
Tube caps 40-60 ft-lbs
Drain screws 52-78 in-lbs

Hope this helps

Trent

Aug 1, 2007 | 01:12 AM

imboden

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RE: Fat Boy fork maintainance help

I like the way mine rides with the stock oil, but if he wants to stiffin her up a bit and loose any clunk he can toss in some of that screamin eagle stuff

Aug 1, 2007 | 05:34 AM

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RE: Fat Boy fork maintainance help

GO FOR THE MOTUL "MEDIUM" WEIGHT ITS SLIGHTLY STIFFER WITHOUT BEING TO STIFF AND ID STAY BETTER QUALITY THAN S/E

Aug 1, 2007 | 07:55 AM

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RE: Fat Boy fork maintainance help

Go with the SE stuff at the Dealer...easy to find and worth the extra.

It will keep your front end from diving when you get aggressive on the front brake.