[Horton]

I have a gl500i and I wanted to change the front fork oil. Lot of fooling around removing the air line etc. Has anyone ever drill & tapped a hole in the left cap?. Then you could remove the air inlet and the plug on the left fork and put the oil in with a large needle (the type they use on horses)That would be much easier.

 

[Horton]

I think it was Abes who did similar. It involved bleeding off all the air and removing the crossover tube. Then the forks were drained from the bolt at the bottom. When filling he used a large syringe and some kind of tip to slowly refill the tubes.



I'll go see if I can find the info.

I had a different train of thought. IF you remove the left hand fork filling tube on top of the left hand fork, drill and tap it and put a screw in the hole you tapped. Put everything back together. The next time you want to change oil, all you have to do is remove the air filler on the right fork top and the screw you put on the left hand fork. Put the right amount in each side. You do not have to remove the cross over tube, unscrew the filler caps etc.

 

[Horton]

I agree, change it. Every time that I have done it, the old oil looked very dirty.

I think everyone would change the fork oil more often, IF it was made easier. I had to make a tool so I could get the cap back on the left side, to many item in the way to push and turn at the same time. I did not want to cross thread the cap/bolt/nut/plug or what ever it is called. The next time I change fork oil, it will have a flat head screw so I never have to remove the cross over air hose again.

Ev.