Oil Quantity Minor Adjustment - Suzuki RM250 Owner's Service Manual

4-10 MACHINE TUNING

OIL QUANTITY MINOR ADJUSTMENT

ADDING THE FORK OIL
• Remove the air bleed screw 1.
• Add the fork oil using a injector into the air bleed hole.
REDUCING THE FORK OIL
• Remove the front forks. (16-3)
• Remove the air bleed screw.
• Leaning the front fork, reduce the fork oil from the air bleed
hole.
NOTE:
If 1 ml (0.34/0.35 US/Imp oz) of fork oil is added/reduced, the oil
level raises/falls approx. 1.8 mm (0.07 in). Measure the fork oil
quantity added/reduced and record it to know the oil quantity
after adjustment.
The fork oil quantity must be adjusted equally on both
fork legs to provide equal performance.
Operating the motorcycle with the fork oil quantity
unevenly adjusted can cause handling instability.
Never mix different types of fork oil. Different oils may
cause chemical reaction and deteriorate.
 Front fork oil quantity (With standard fork spring
used)
Standard: 350 ml (11.83/12.32 US/lmp oz)
Oil quantity adjustable range:
305 – 400 ml (10.31/10.74 – 13.52/14.08 US/lmp oz)
 99000-99001-SS5: SUZUKI FORK OIL SS-05
CAUTION
(or equivalent fork oil)