2001 Honda VT 750 C2 Shadow fork oil capacity. Read full answer. Be the first to answer Dec 27, 2012 • 2001 Honda VT 750 C2 Shadow. 0 helpful. 1 answer. This site started with the incredibly popular chain driven VT750DC Shadow Spirit motorcycle, however, it is expanding to include many of the popular VT750 models. Because Honda has utilized similar technology for all of its shadow 750 models much of the information on this site can be applied across VT750 models. There are two ways to go about changing the oil. The easy way is to drain out the old oil from the plug at the bottom of the fork. Remove the wheel and pump the lower fork tube up and down until no more oil comes out. When changing the oil, the shop manual says replace it with 330mL of new oil. However, if you completely remove the fork Bike. Aprilia Caponord. STOC #. 6406. Jun 12, 2010. #6. As per another thread on this subject the 638 ml capacity is PER TUBE so you'd need three 16 oz bottles to have enough for both sides. So total fork oil capacity for both sides combined is 1276 ml (~43.16 oz = 2.70 16 oz bottles) OP. What is the fork oil capacity of a 1983 Honda vt750 shadow? For 1983 467.5-472.5 cc (15.82-15.99 oz) fork oil. 6. Screw the fork caps back on just a little (so that when you perform the next step, oil doesn't accidentally spill out). 7. Carefully lower the bike off of the jack so that the front forks completely compress. 8. Pump out the fork oil from each fork. Can use any kind of pump or siphon ball- the tube should be ½” or less in dia.. vhyO. I took my bike on a test ride with the 10w fork oil, but didn't like the ride. I changed to 15w fork oil and it rode smoother. For me, I wouldnt use 10w, but it depends on the roads, the weight of the bike, the weight of the rider, etc. {Edit} Almost forgot to mention that I did lower the front about 1/2". Have not changes since at 80,000km. My 1999 VT750. has 50,000km on original fork oil. The Haynes manual mentions check for binding by standing beside bike, locking front brake and pushing down on handlebars checking for smooth compression and release. It also mentions checking for leaking fork seals. Motorcycle fork tube size chart. This is a chart we put together base on the information we gathered, might not be exactly the same case to your own motorcycle. Please read the spec and compare the measurement to your own motorcycle. This is a custom bracket and is not intended to automatically fit the bike list without having to make some August 1 1976 Bob Atkinson. Easy Fork Fixes You Can Do At Home, Part II. This Month; Suzuki's 380, 550 and 750; Honda's 400 and 750. Bob Atkinson. CYCLE WORLD has been dyno testing suspension for about a year now. Our original goal was to analyze the contribution of suspension to overall handling characteristics and then pass that information 279 Answers. According to the manual the forks must be removed from the bike to do a complete oil change of the front forks.The recemmended interval between changes is 8000 miles. However I believe you can add some oil by bleeding off all the air pressure in the front forks and removing the fork top cap.Please note failure to release the air

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