hellow,

i ve got a 315r with the showa forks

i had 8-10wd oil in my fork, but as i saw videos of people bouncing their bikes i clearly say that thiers are way easier to bounce than mine. So today i decided to change my fork oil again, and my left leg seems ok, not as soft as i expected it but ok, while my right fork works well with the cover nut off, but as soon as i thighten it i turns into a stick, it does not compresses at all.

something else, i read the adjusting screw on top of my right leg should click every turn.... right?, well mine does not, actually never since i bought it has it click but it sure adjusted the damping on the bike until now, it seems to have no effect with this new oil 5-7wd.

i took out some oil from the right fork and it got better, but i just put in some more tryin to fix the prob, but it just got hard again. should i take out more oil, and leave both forks at 3.4 inches from the top? instead of left 3.4 inches and the right leg 1.5 inches from top?

anyone knows what i did wrong, what i have to do to fix it,?

What volume of oil should there be in each leg for the Showas? Find that out. Put that much in. Go riding.

My manual says 3.8" and 1.5". To be honest the last time I changed mine I just poored in close to 400cc in each leg, I can't remember if I measured or not. Maybe thats why the left seal started leaking. Manual says 407cc right leg, 391cc left leg

Edited October 19, 200916 yr by Neil King

This is what Apex say on the matter.

kinda funny, if you go to the link for the left fork it has the same as my manual 3.8" or 97mm

But anyway, there's no spring in the right fork. And the right fork is for rebound dampening only. Are you sure the right fork is the problem?

You determine the right and left side from the perspective of the rider, not standing in front of it looking at it.

yeah yeah,

i have to thank eiaprilia who privately msg me and help me solved this problem, he though i either put in too much oil, or put the damper neddle the wrong way. since i didn't really deassamble the entire leg i went for the first option. i drained the oil, and i found i had actually put way over the recomended amount, so i pour in the recomended amount, and problem solved.

Thanks to all of you guys, i believe the amount i used was 400cc, for each leg, i know there should be a difference between one leg and the other, but that is the way they were working before, and thats how they are working now.

by the way eiaprilia seems to have lots of experience on these forks, if anyone has any problems on them im sure he will be glad to help you out

a tumb up for eiaprilia!!! thanks bro.