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Oct 20, 2009 | 06:22 PM

cemax12000

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front shock oil?

Stopped by my local "stealer" today and checked on what they charge for a 25,000 mile service. I have always done my own. They said it was expensive because they had to change the oil in the front shocks as well as a lot of other things. I cannot fine anything aobut changing the shock oil. Are they just trying to rip me off?

Oct 20, 2009 | 07:17 PM

xxxflhrci

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Changing fork oil on a non-air dresser takes at least 2 hours of labor.

Oct 20, 2009 | 07:27 PM

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Lots of info on here about changing fork oil. If you can't find anything try searching iclick's postings. I used his method to do mine.

Oct 20, 2009 | 07:29 PM

dawg

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You have conventional springs on your 06

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Oct 20, 2009 | 07:51 PM

1flhtk4me

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It's not to hard if you can turn a wrench.The forks dont have to be removed like the manual shows.

Also it's a good idea to change the oil sooner than what the manual sez.
Changed mine at 40000 for the 1st. time.The oil was blacker than black!

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Oct 20, 2009 | 09:20 PM

beracing

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I'm pretty sure iClick has posted a great piece on how to do it yourself. Didn't sound too hard reading it, as I want to change mine out to a heavier oil for more dampening.

Oct 21, 2009 | 10:11 AM

HDSAE60

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my 06 is ready for this too. let us know what you do.

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Oct 21, 2009 | 10:41 PM

rlyons

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I put the heavier oil in mine and it rode like a tank. Changed it back to the 5wt and it rides smooth again. If you want a stiff front end go with the heavier oil,for a smooth ride stick with stock.

Oct 22, 2009 | 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rlyons

I put the heavier oil in mine and it rode like a tank. Changed it back to the 5wt and it rides smooth again. If you want a stiff front end go with the heavier oil,for a smooth ride stick with stock.

My experience was just the opposite. With the stock fork oil the front end was soft and wanted to wallow, not smooth. There was a lot of front end dive when braking also. The "Heavy" fork oil (not the "Extra Heavy") fixed these problems and was not too stiff. I have sense installed the Performance Suspension Drop-in lowering kit and dropped the front 1". I used the SE Heavy oil with this setup and now I have no front end wallow, brake dive and a smooth ride.