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Originally Posted by pete
Weight is a SAE rating for lubeication..
forks/shocks work by flow rates that is the
centistroke "CST" rating at 40*c
I have never seen a CST rating for ATF.. but I have
never looked either.... not something i would put in my forks...
the real prob with useing weight.. Is a 10 weight oil
from one company can be the same as a 15 weight from another
the weight rating is all over the place with no real standard..
For a dirt/trail bike...
used in the dirt stay with a centistroke "CST" rating under 18..
There are CST Centistroke charts on the net that give almost
all fork/shock oil from diffrent companys & bike Manafactures oil
in the centistroke rating..
Google is your freind...
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Thanks Pete and HB for trying to educate me. I appreciate it.
I know I could do my own googling, but I am in the North Carolina mountains for a couple of months where, even in theses modern times, there are places with no cell phone coverage.
My internet connection is through an intermittent cell phone connection that drops the signal half the time.
Nevertheless, thanks for the assistance.
I'm tempted to try the Mobil 1, but I have a couple of bottles of Yamaha 10w fork oil on the shelf, and will give it a try.
jb