Fork oil capacity, height from top of forks?

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  1. Trev1952

    Trev1952 New Member

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    Hi and thanks for this very informative site. I am the latter end of building an FZR250 (my Phazer can wait). I have searched everywhere to find the correct oil capacity for the 2KR 35mm forks. If someone could even give me a baseline what capacity or level from top of forks they use would be helpful. I appreciate that the 3LN has the capacity, height from top of forks etc on here but these are larger both externally and internally. I did read somewhere (memory fades) that the 2KR only takes 275ml whereas the 3LN takes 390ml, this appears to be a large discrepancy for a small fork size increase. Front forks are being rechromed at the moment so they will be a dry refill.
    Just to say the bike is a 1HX, it was covered in green algae and an arachnophobics worst nightmare, but on the + side it has been in this country for over a decade, unregistered and with 6.5k on the clock, stripping it has been a dream (apart from siezed calipers) all bolts, nuts etc releasing with no effort and no damage to any part of the bike. Another 3 or 4 weeks and should be on the road <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> . Thankyou in advance for any input.
     
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    Efzedaah New Member

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    Nice find Trev. You dont find many of these FZR 250 bikes in the UK full stop, nice to hear of another one getting back into use <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

    Chris
     
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    yyzmxs New Member

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    Right from the 2KR manual ... page 188, 275ml.
     
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    yyzmxs you are a star!!! Thankyou!
     

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