KZ550-F1 Spectre fork Oil level/capacity

Hi guys

Does anyone hold a service manual for a kz550-f1 spectre 1983 and would be William to share the specified fork Oil capacity ilt level?

Thanks for a great forum
-Peter

See following links courtesy of KZr Member loudhvx ---

General
home.comcast.net/~loudgpz/GPZweb/index.html#home

Service manuals
home.comcast.net/~loudgpz/GPZweb/Mnls/Mnls.html

Here's an example of information that includes the 1983 kz550-f1 spectre, which is found in:
home.comcast.net/~loudgpz/GPZweb/Mnls/Kz...9to85_ThirdParty.pdf .








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That is Awesome sir!

You just made my weekend

Many thanks
Peter

It seems messy always having to remove the springs in order to measure for the correct oil level in the forks.

Once the level is known correct, and springs have been replaced inside the forks, could fashion a dipstick (perhaps with a wood dowel) and mark the level with the springs inside the forks.

Keep the dipstick as a "special" tool for next time, then being able to check/replenish/flush/fill without having to remove the springs to determine the proper level.

I don't know why some models have fork oil levels measured with springs removed, and other models have fork oil levels measured with springs left inside the forks.

Perhaps having to remove the springs encourages measurement of the fork spring free length to assure being within service limits.

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When draining the fork oil, it's common to remove the drain screws and pump the forks. Which has the potential to squirt gungy old oil across the garage. :pinch:

While there may a better way to do it, I loosely wrap a towel or shop rag around the fork and drain hole, so when pumped, the old oil shoots into the rag.

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Be aware that when the fork caps are removed, the bike's front end will collapse unless otherwise supported.

May use a jack or whatever as support under the engine, but wouldn't rely on just a jack long term -- say overnight -- because it might gradually sink down.

There are of course many varieties of front end lifts available, such as
www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Front-Triple-S...Yamaha/dp/B0071EEAS6 .

An example of front end lift in use --




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