I recently changed my oil in my '05 Z1 FR 1 (150mm). After draining the oil and pumping the fork to make sure all the oil got out of any valves, I filled the legs back up with the recommended oil volumes specified by Marzochii. For my weight the chart says 125cc for the RIGHT leg, and 140cc for the LEFT leg.
However, I noticed that the fork doesn't seem to be getting full travel anymore. It seems to bottom out/get harsh at about 4.5" of travel. This is with no air pressure in the right leg. Sag seems to be ok at about 30% travel.
What is the problem? My first guess was perhaps my oil levels were somehow too high. So I removed a bit of oil from the right leg. But it didn't seem to help at all.
Before I go emptying both legs and starting over again, is there anything that I'm missing? Or that I'm doing wrong? Perhaps I have the left/right leg levels backwards? It's my understanding that the leg with the rebound is the RIGHT leg, and the one with the ETA is the LEFT leg. Is there something else that's going wrong?
Any help would be appreciated.
However, I noticed that the fork doesn't seem to be getting full travel anymore. It seems to bottom out/get harsh at about 4.5" of travel. This is with no air pressure in the right leg. Sag seems to be ok at about 30% travel.
What is the problem? My first guess was perhaps my oil levels were somehow too high. So I removed a bit of oil from the right leg. But it didn't seem to help at all.
Before I go emptying both legs and starting over again, is there anything that I'm missing? Or that I'm doing wrong? Perhaps I have the left/right leg levels backwards? It's my understanding that the leg with the rebound is the RIGHT leg, and the one with the ETA is the LEFT leg. Is there something else that's going wrong?
Any help would be appreciated.