Servicing Forks

[DanST4]

Just checking the maintenance records and it's been 4 years since Lindemann did my forks. Time to change the oil. Lindemann offers a "routine fork service" for around $135 including new oil, new seals, and a full inspection.

Does anyone just change the oil in their forks, say once a year or so? Is it a difficult procedure? My shop manual says nothing about fork oil changing, and it appears you have to remove the forks and disassemble them just to change the freakin' oil. THX.

[MOTO BISTRO]

The best way is to completely disassembly the forks for a complete, thorough inspection. If you have had no service done to them in 4 years, replacing the seals now is a lot cheaper, including headache time, than replacing them in 1k miles when they decide to start leaking for no apparent reason. Having a certified tech do this work is always nice, as small changes in fork oil level, compression/rebound adjustments and overall proper reassembly, makes all the difference. Cleanliness is next to godliness especially when it comes to suspension. If I remember correctly www.ducshop.com was running a special for servicing suspension. Its not a difficult process, but suspension experts make all the difference

[DanST4]

I agree that a suspension specialty shop is the way to go in many cases. But all I want to do is change fork oil once a year between visits to the suspension shop (every 3 or 4 years). I found an article on how to just change oil, and it looks pretty easy but you do have to pull the forks apart. Thanks.