Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Help ! Its not the Fork oil its the Forks !

[phil_h]

Here I am stripping out my forks to get tonio going for cadwell and I find one leg has no damping - so strip down, new seal, all looks ok, and so I go to fill it up ... ah wait a minute ... got none of this modern runny fork oil
My old stuff runs on 20 and 30 weight
I have a bit of 10, but not even enough for one leg

So - any recommendations before I raid the shops tomorrow or do I stick with what the book says - 380cc of 7.5 ?


[Edited on 20-3-2006 by phil_h]

[skidlids]

Phil
you have some 7.5W coming your way courtesy of Shell. It is currently at Senna3's unit with little chance of you getting it before Cadwell unless you know someone who is passing by Oxford at some point this week.

[Iconic944ss]

Hein Gerick do all sorts of oils in various weights.

Postal might get something cheaper but it sounds like you need some 'Pronto' !

Sorry!

F

[phil_h]

Originally posted by phil_h
Here I am stripping out my forks to get tonio going for cadwell and I find one leg has no damping - so strip down, new seal, all looks ok, and so I go to fill it up ... ah wait a minute ... got none of this modern runny fork oil

Fresh oil in - fork reassembled - still no damping !!!!!!!!!

The damper assembly on these non-adjustable types doesnt seem to want to come out though, so I have no idea what to do next.

Ideas needed urgently to get some forks on tonio's bike !!!!!!!!!

[Scooter916]

Phill
I spoke with maxton about a conversion being done on my forks and was told that i only had damping in one leg, i told them they were talking poop and did the work myself, There may have been somthing in what they said????? I have heard of aprillias having the damping in one leg only??
Glyn

[skidlids]

Cagiva mitos have a very similar fork and they only have dampin in one leg

[ali]

I've been told by a number of folk that the old marzocchis only have damping in one leg. Very very weird......

[madmav]

Hypoid 90, but only use the bike on "HOT" days

[AK]

many of the Marzocchi legs have only damping on one side.

[Tonio600]

Any bike I could borrow for Cadwell?