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Diving fork

1:I just changed the fork oil on my 1991 xt600 k. the old oil was grey/black. i drained 1 liter. I added 540 ml to eatch fork. SAE 10 oil

i just went for a ride and there is no big change. i expected less diving during braking. i use my bike for city riding only. what can i do. in a post in the forum i read that i should fill 580 ml in each fork. what is right?

2: my front brake is a bit hard to press and doesnt operate smootly when i squuese it. is there any trics besides opening the caliper? what should i check on the main sylinder/hand leveler?
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2: i have changed the brade fluids without any changes...
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Perhaps you must change the springs too.
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On the XT, unless you change the springs or put some spacers inside of it or even, the complete front forks from another off-road bike the suspension is always going to feel spongy....

You can always get new progressive springs, that will surely help alot!


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I´ve put progressive springs and SAE 15 oil (180 mm. to the top of the bottle/bar elonged and with the springs in) in my 90 XT forks and it looks like another.
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Hello Bikereurope,

It kind of depends on what you are used to for performance and budget.

I had the progressive springs and steel braided lines on stock components for the longest time. It was an improvement.

But..... Riding modern bikes had spoiled me a bit so I sourced a complete front end from a Suzuki DRZ (wheel/brakes/forks w. heavy springs) and made it all fit.

Big improvement.

If you are looking for big gains in Braking/suspension performance swapping parts is the answer. If you are happy with a mild improvement, work with what you have.

Is you're brake disk true? Is the rubber hose original?

You describe the brakes as being hard to press/not smooth. By this do you mean, lacking feeling(wooden) in application? Or lacking power? or both?

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the power is there in the brakes, but they lack feeling as you say. they might be a bit wooden if i understand you right. they might be a bit difficult to portion, they are only some power or full power.

they are all original.

i have ordered a o ring set for the caliper, and understand that i should change to braided brake lines.

what about the main cylinder/the hand brake leveler. is there a special type i should get. or a place i should order from (cheap?). i have checked ebay but the cheapest type there didnt have the adustment for freeplay on the leveler.
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any experiences with this set?

YAMAHA XT 600 FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPAIR SET | eBay
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Loss of feeling in brakes ~woodenness~ is often caused by old pads. Put in a new set of pads to restore the original feeling.
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For onroad use, just use some spaccers to put on the springs int he forks. It will stiffen up the suspension.
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