Today I cleaned the inner components and changed out the fork oil and blown seals in the XR200, but am unsure of the amount of oil I put in.
M33 gave some links to some service manual downloads (thank you!) but none of them were specific to my bike; they were a bit off in the years, and engine sizes, so I used them as a reference only.
I also called the service dept. of a local dealer that I have bought some parts from recently and was told that they couldn't answer my question, but referred me to a belray lubricants.com website that they use in this kind of situation.
Not finding my answer on that site, I called Belray and spoke with a guy that told me the capacity for each fork for a ??? to 1995 was .492 liters, and that for 1995 to 2003 was .474 liters.
Needing to finish the job and get the garage closed up, I split the difference and put approx. .483 (16.4 oz) in each fork.
The measurement from top of the compressed fork given in the manuals M33 provided, which were for an XR250-400, and XR80-100 of different years, ranged from about 2 inches to 6 inches.
So after adding the approx. 16.4 oz to my forks, when they were compressed the fluid level was more like 1/2" from the top.
So before I go ride this thing and blow some new seals, if anyone can tell me what the correct capacity for this bike should be is, that would be awesome. Or direct me to that info if possible.
I have not added any air pressure to the forks.
Also any tips on usage of the small drain/bleed screw at the bottom of the forks would be cool as well. I assume I can use this to drain the forks if over-filled, since while pumping/emptying the forks today I shot a load of old oil onto the ceiling of my garage (was very impressed with myself there).
Thanks.
M33 gave some links to some service manual downloads (thank you!) but none of them were specific to my bike; they were a bit off in the years, and engine sizes, so I used them as a reference only.
I also called the service dept. of a local dealer that I have bought some parts from recently and was told that they couldn't answer my question, but referred me to a belray lubricants.com website that they use in this kind of situation.
Not finding my answer on that site, I called Belray and spoke with a guy that told me the capacity for each fork for a ??? to 1995 was .492 liters, and that for 1995 to 2003 was .474 liters.
Needing to finish the job and get the garage closed up, I split the difference and put approx. .483 (16.4 oz) in each fork.
The measurement from top of the compressed fork given in the manuals M33 provided, which were for an XR250-400, and XR80-100 of different years, ranged from about 2 inches to 6 inches.
So after adding the approx. 16.4 oz to my forks, when they were compressed the fluid level was more like 1/2" from the top.
So before I go ride this thing and blow some new seals, if anyone can tell me what the correct capacity for this bike should be is, that would be awesome. Or direct me to that info if possible.
I have not added any air pressure to the forks.
Also any tips on usage of the small drain/bleed screw at the bottom of the forks would be cool as well. I assume I can use this to drain the forks if over-filled, since while pumping/emptying the forks today I shot a load of old oil onto the ceiling of my garage (was very impressed with myself there).
Thanks.