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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 10:53 AM
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I'm new to the forums and using them so please forgive me if this has already been answered but I'm changing my forks and fluid on my 2017 roadglide. Can anyone tell me the correct amount of fluid per fork please before I try to dig through and find owners manual? Using amsoil shock therapy medium #10 by the way if that changes anything. Thank you
 
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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 12:48 PM
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IIRC it`s measured as DISTANCE from top of tube to fluid level NOT in a liquid measure
 
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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 01:05 PM
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If no one comes up with a better answer, measure the fluid removed from each leg and put that much back in. The factory fill should be reasonably close to whatever is specified. If you plan on doing most of the maintenance yourself, the factory service manual is a money saver in the long run and answers questions like this, torque values, how to do things, and lets you read how a specific job is done and if specialty tools are needed. That lets you make better informed decisions on whether to tackle a particular job yourself. I BELIEVE the Rushmore forks are both drained and refilled from the bottom, but my bike is pre-
Rushmore so I am not certain about that.
 

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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by eighteight
IIRC it`s measured as DISTANCE from top of tube to fluid level NOT in a liquid measure
do you know what the measurements are?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jg21
do you know what the measurements are?
With the fork tube resting on the bottom of the slider, 3.70" (90mm) from the top on standard models, or 3.54" (90mm) for Low models.


 
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Old Feb 8, 2022 | 10:22 AM
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^ Great info, thanks !
( What a pain in the *** )
 
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Old Feb 9, 2022 | 03:46 PM
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When I changed my factory fork oil for the first time it was at a significantly lower level than the manual states. With the correct level of oil in the forks the difference in handling and ride was a huge improvement.
 
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