Newbie question, how much fork oil to buy?

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Newbie question, how much fork oil to buy?

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How much fork oil should I buy to refill my 1997 KX125 forks? From the scattered posts I found it sounds like 2qts will do it.

How much for a 2000 KDX200 shock?
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I believe you can get by with 1 qt if the level is not too high. On my 01's which are larger than yours I used 2 oz out of my second qt. runnin 120 mm
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Maybe 2 qts will do my forks and shock.
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Be careful there. Shock oil and cartridge fork oil can be different. Call an expert first. I could NOT use my Golden Spectro 85/150 cartridge fork oil in my shock.
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Oh wow, I did not even think about that. I was planning on using Amsoil Shock Therapy.
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Call em just to sure. I talked to the G Spectro guy and he proceeded to inform me that there was a difference. I also based my valving on the GS 85/150 oil as well. If I would have used a heavier oil I would had to shimmed it differently.
'04 220 w/'01 KX250 USD forks, '02 RM125 Showa shock, Rekluse EXP 3.0, LHRB & all RB'd
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