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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
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RS ORT, RlOO RlOOCSยท 0 ยท-.c:.:_.:.:::-a::::tc,c;::-~,_: :'-;~1it \
. ยท~- ,.~.,~โข .\._ I . I 1 __ &5 \ ,r-:~$#' ~
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ยท -ยทยท---ยท Parts~ยทNo"':"-!1cโขBยทยท โข 9l., ยท02'"", -~ .. .-,:;iยท''-',
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- You hav~:::a c_qoice. ยท1;ff/1t:Iie-~~fq:;L:Ipw;i.I!g..--prodฮผc:.ts1~ -ยท.-. ยท _'_J ~/
''ยท<\ยท,โข_ .. .~ --- .., ::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
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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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