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   Brett GSX Member

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   What are people using as fork oil in their GSX 250s? Haynes says a 50/50 mix of transmission oil and motor oil, but Im wondering if anyone is using plain fork oil with success?

    

   Brett GSX, Jan 24, 2015

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   Dave H Active Member

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   I run 10w fork oil in mine, but 15 would give it a bit more stiffness without changing the springs.
   Hope that helps

    

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   Dave H, Mar 26, 2015

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   Joker See "about me" for contact details. Contributing Member

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   Just use normal fork oil. 5wt light, 10wt medium 15wt hard 20wt very hard. And shop around. I found variances of $10 on the same product.
   
   You can mix 10wt and 5wt to get 7.5wt if you want. I run 15wt in mine as FZR shocks are terribly soft when std.

    

   Joker, Mar 26, 2015

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