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On 2006-01-20 04:55, SalMaglie wrote:
No, that's removing each individual fork, uprighting it...or making it plumb(straight up and down), and then on with the compress and measure. Like I said, I wouldn't shortcut it and try to do it any other way like measuring with the forks still on the bike, but that's just me. I also wouldn't trust what's in there to be at the correct level, even from the factory. Of course if you had a dozen or more people responding to your request about measuring the level with the forks on the bike, you could average it out. But somehow I don't think you're going to get that many people in here to give you that info. 
Btw, if you have too much oil in the fork, you can use a cheap Turkey baster to remove some if the level is too high. If the Turkey baster doesn't reach the oil, you can attach an extension tube purchased at any well equiped hardware store. Saves you from having to buy the expensive Triumph tool.
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Just did this last night, after completing my fork polish job. Daughters boyfriend brought over his fork-oil tool. It has a measuring stick that sits on top of the compressed fork, tube runs to a syringe you use to suck out the oil to the pre-set level. When the tube in the fork runs dry, you are at the level set. Worked real well, I'll take a photo of the tool some time this weekend.
He would only do this while my forks were off the bike and completely vertical. I imagine even with the forks canted at several degrees that would affect the measurement.
I'll post a few pix of the process over the weekend.
I'm just waiting on my Progressive fork springs to arrive, than ready to ride!
