Changing fork oil in a 2kr (was fork question answered 2kr)

Hi, I'm wanting to change the fork oil in my wife's FZR250 and I'm a bit confused. It's a 2KR model and the tops of the forks don't unscrew like my bandit 400's do. I've looked down inside the tops and can see a C-clip holding what looks like a plug in. Has anyone else had to deal with this setup, and is there any way to prevent rust from forming in here with the caps on? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

 

Well it's been a while since I posted this question, but I finally got dirty since my seals were toast. 2kr fuzzies don't have the screw on cap on the top of the forks. Just a C-clip and a plug. First, remove the forks from the bike. Then remove the rubber stopper on the tops of the forks. I went after the plug and c clip with my dremel and a wire brush attachmetn to clean up all the rust and see the seperation between the plug and the clip better. Then I used a 6" 3/4 extension to press down on the "plug" at the top of the forks. It moved down about 3/4" and made it much easier to pry out the c-clip. Once the clip was out I gently compressed the fork and the "plug" poped right out. I didn't see any spacer, just a really long spring. I dumped out the old oil "wow that's 1987 nasty" and flushed out the fork with new oil. Disassemby of the rest of the fork and seal replacement is like any other bike. I used 390ml of 20wt oil to refill the fork. Then had my wife (it's her bike) use the extension to press the plug back in while I finagled the C-clip back in the slot. Reinstalled the rubber plug and moved to the next fork. Total time was only about 1.5 hours and most of that was in lifting and supporting the bike to where it was stable. I'd recomend going with a lighter oil though(10-15wt). I use 20wt on my bandit and I think it may be a bit too thick for the fuzzy. Final result? Much firmer front suspension, doesn't feel like it's about to wash out while scraping the pegs in the mountains. As an added bonus for me, no more leaking fork seals as well.

 

Hop down to your local Nap's or Kei-Ue and order up all the seals. You'll want the 2 oil seals and the two dust seals. I am in Japan as well (Sagamihara). Use either 10 or 15 wt oil from DS depending on if you want the stock feel or a bit fimer.