John OoSTerhuis
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.... Anything wrong with (for just a quick change) leaving the forks on the bike, opening the drain screw, measuring what comes out and replacing with an equal amount?
Thanks for the help guys.
I agree with Dave. R&R your suspension fluid properly by pulling the forks to insure you get the fluid levels correct/to spec, per the manual, same as any shop would do the job. Don't use the quantity shortcut method. ST1100 standard models do have the handy lower fork slider drain holes to use to get all the gunk out of the bottoms, flushing a number of times with ATF. If I have the time, I leave the forks slightly tipped up with the drain holes positioned on the bottom over a catch basin overnight. You might be surprised at the fine shiny particles in the last little drops of fluid at the holes in the morning.I wouldn't do that. You need to pump the fork several times to get the old oil out. It really is not that bad to take off the forks, I was intimidated at first, now don't even hestite to take off the forks. It is three hex screws and the forks slide right out. Follow your manual and you will not have a problem. You really should measure from the top of the fork down with measuring tool to get an actuate reading with the forks compressed.
John
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