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( Service-Informatio&n Group 31 July Bulletin No. : Front Fork 1983 31 008 83 (2079) – For U.S.A. and Canada Only – RE: OIL CHANGE IN TELESCOPIC FORK Dear Dealer: The different telescopic forks of particular BMW motorcycle models require different oil quantities. The table below provides an actual breakdown: R65, R65LS 190 ยฑ 10 cc RS0GS 220 ยฑ 10 cc R80ST ยท,. ., ::ยท}1:9ยฑ_ 910 cc RS0/5 – RlOORS, up to ::.:><-l:!-.., Mod. 81 :2so---ยฑ\l0 cc .;~ โ€ขโ€ข โ€ข โ–บ' i:~ ;t\ RS ORT, RlOO RlOOCSยท 0 ยท-.c:.:_.:.:::-a::::tc,c;::-~,_: :'-;~1it \ . ยท~- ,.~.,~โ€ข .\._ I . I 1 __ &5 \ ,r-:~$#' ~ RIO.Q.?,~1::.:u~b_g~- afte17 .~.,,~~ .. โ€ข ~~~t;;~~~;;5~\~~~:ยฅ~:~~dering ยท -ยทยท---ยท Parts~ยทNo"':"-!1cโ€ขBยทยท โ€ข 9l., ยท02'"", -~ .. .-,:;iยท''-', :::-1t~,~~f':::-"::}ยท~.- :;;,;;~;~~:;~~~~\,:,>~.,;-..;\:;,/. t~P<. i'.i :;,-~~/ยท,,----~{:~?~ - You hav~:::a c_qoice. ยท1;ff/1t:Iie-~~fq:;L:Ipw;i.I!g..--prodฮผc:.ts1~ -ยท.-. ยท _'_J ~/ ''ยท<\ยท,โ€ข_ .. .~ --- .., ::ftff' . ~---= 'ffi:,;"'ยท!~~\ ..~ i, $h.._9cl5-.a l:>,$Orber oil SHELL 4001 ยท,,;;,ยท,,:.;,;,.,::a./ -,.,-:,;,, ,.” -BP~- Aer,-6:”iยทHydraulic -”~:::::t:.::ยท::_<:' ยท.ยท~ยท ,:;:.:~; Castrol Shock Absorber Oil 1/-318 ,. .._... ...,.,.,, ,,._ SHELL Aero Fluid 4 Castro! DB Hydraulic Fluid Shock absorber oil, Aral 1010 Premium Fork Lubricant, Spectra SAE 10 (competition grade - only for sports operation) BP - Olex HLP 2849 Shock absorber oil Aral P 3441 Shock absorber oil Mobil Aero HFA Shock absorber oil MoblJ DTE 11 Telescopic fork oil ESSO Univis 13 Golden Spectre Suspensi~~ Fluid Very Light Castrol AWH 15 Castrol LHM (preferably for cemperatures below 0ยฐC) Bel-Ray-Fork Oil with "Seal Swell" SAE 5 Please route and initial before filing \ \ \ \ 2 The telescopic fork oil should be replaced every 10,000 miles or at least once a year. Yours truly, BMW OF NORTH &"!ERICA, INC. Richard Dampf National Technical Manager RD/cs / - ( (

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