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    Sticky: Re: Changing fork oil on Qlink QingQi 200

    Well, it's been awhile since l've checked out this site. I sold the bike last summer after buying new in 2009. It was a great bike with few problems and fun to ride.

    So, on to the question. Post...
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    Sticky: Re: Thanks

    Bar, I get the diving while braking. I mostly drive back and forth to work and sometime have to stop quickly in heavy traffic. The front end dives a little too much for me so I am working on that. If...
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    Sticky: Re: Thanks

    Bar, I've done this twice now. Recently, I put in 20w to try to cut down the diving in the front end. It helps some but doesn't totally eliminate the problem. Both times I measured out 330 ml and...
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    Sticky: Re: Thanks

    Yep, that's the one.
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    Sticky: Phil, If you are looking to replace the seals...

    Phil,
    If you are looking to replace the seals then you have to take the forks out of the bike. The manual found here details how to do it.

    http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=353
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    Sticky: Phil, The forks have to be out of the bike to...

    Phil,
    The forks have to be out of the bike to replace the seals as the two tubes need to be separated by pulling the lower tube (silver) out of the upper (gold).
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    Sticky: Thanks China, I did a home made viscosity test...

    Thanks China,
    I did a home made viscosity test between 10w fork oil and some ATF I had left over from a fluid change. The ATF was thicker so I put that in. I haven't tried it out yet but if I need...
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    Sticky: Thanks guys. I was wondering if you would...

    Thanks guys.

    I was wondering if you would notice the other bike Carl. It's a 1984 Magna
    V65. It does have Sabre exhausts on it as I haven't gotten into getting the Kerkers I bought installed. I...
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    Sticky: Reassembly. It's pretty much the reverse but with...

    Reassembly. It's pretty much the reverse but with some important notes.

    At the bottom of forks there are flat spots that line up with the flats on the cartrage. You can barly see them in the...
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    Sticky: Now it time to drain the oil. At the end of each...

    Now it time to drain the oil. At the end of each fork is a bolt. This holds the cartrage in the fork. Others have said that it is difficult to get this back in correctly. I found an easy way to do...
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    Sticky: More; Take off top caps. There is a flat spot...

    More;

    Take off top caps. There is a flat spot under the cap to put a wrench on.

    Pull down on the round pipe and remove the clip that holds the end of the cartrage. You can remove the pipe and...
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    Sticky: Ok, here goes. Take off the front fork...

    Ok, here goes.

    Take off the front fork protectors. These are held on with two screws each and slide up and off.

    Take off the brake line routing bracket. Two bolts hold it on

    Jack up the...
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    Sticky: Changing fork oil on Qlink QingQi 200

    I did a lot of searching on how to change the fork oil on my Qlink XF200. I didn't like the way the front dove so much during braking. I tried adding a 2" spacer to increase the preload. While this...
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