Hello,
Can anyone advise me if there is a particular grade of fork oil for the Sbarazzino or will any fork oil suffice?
Any recommendations would be appreciated
Thanks,
Andy
Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
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Re: Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
Good & bad news:
Good news: I found the answer,
Bad news: the manual mentions "Mobilfluid 200" della Mobil Oil Italiana.
Don't think Mobilfluid 200 still exists. It was a transmission oil. For the later 350/500 models a similar "impossible" fork oil was stated in the manual.
Perhaps a cross-reference chart with similar oils of different brands can be of some help here.
Best is to experiment: start with 5W. If the result is no good, try 10W or 15W.
I have sent the Sbarazzino owners manual (in Italian) to your e-mail address.
Good news: I found the answer,
Bad news: the manual mentions "Mobilfluid 200" della Mobil Oil Italiana.
Don't think Mobilfluid 200 still exists. It was a transmission oil. For the later 350/500 models a similar "impossible" fork oil was stated in the manual.
Perhaps a cross-reference chart with similar oils of different brands can be of some help here.
Best is to experiment: start with 5W. If the result is no good, try 10W or 15W.
I have sent the Sbarazzino owners manual (in Italian) to your e-mail address.
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Re: Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
350V,
Just seen this today, thanks for pointing me in the right direction, I will do some digging and see where I end up. I was hoping that someone on the forum with an older Morini might have suggested an alternative that they use on their motorcycles
Just seen this today, thanks for pointing me in the right direction, I will do some digging and see where I end up. I was hoping that someone on the forum with an older Morini might have suggested an alternative that they use on their motorcycles
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Re: Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
Mobilfluid 200 is ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid), similar stuff was advised for the 3 1/2 's
the modern equivalent would be this I suppose: http://www.ulei-mobil.ro/pdf/MobilAutoD ... %20pds.pdf
among 3 1/2 riders any fork oil 7.5 is advised as a good substitute
the modern equivalent would be this I suppose: http://www.ulei-mobil.ro/pdf/MobilAutoD ... %20pds.pdf
among 3 1/2 riders any fork oil 7.5 is advised as a good substitute
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Re: Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
And now the trick question: how many cc's of ATF?
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Re: Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
I suppose it is stated in the manual...
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Re: Preferred fork oil for Sbarazzino
I found a guy on FB who uses 10W on his sbarazzino so I will try that and see how I get on