Suspension - Comparative Oil Weights Table-1
Suspension - Comparative Oil Weights Table-1
Suspension - Comparative Oil Weights Table-1
Buying the right oil for your bike is very important as it can effect performance and the amount of
wear-and-tear your bike receives. So what oil should you use in your suspension? Most suspension
units use approximately a 5Wt (SAE). But, due to the intern
ational SAE standard being so loose, one
oil company's 5Wt can be the same viscosity as another's 7.5Wt.
Here's a really nerdy table that uses the much tighter Centistoke (Cst) testing scale, so we can
compare brands with accuracy. Want to know more about
oils, suspension components and your
options? Check out
www.teknikmotorsport.com
Brand
Designation
cSt @ 40C
HONDA
Fork oil 5
17
HONDA
Forl oil 10
35.2
YAMAHA
KYB 01
15.6
YAMAHA
G5
17.7
YAMAHA
G10
33.2
YAMAHA
G15
47.3
SUZUKI
L01
15.5
SUZUKI
W-15
16.8
SUZUKI
G10
33.3
SUZUKI
G15 47.7
47.7
KAWASAKI
KHL-15-10
15.3
KAWASAKI
G5
17.9
KAWASAKI
G10
33.9
KAWASAKI
G15
49.5
SHOWA
SS-05
15.7
SHOWA
SS-7
16.6
SHOWA
SS-8
36.8
SHOWA
SS-15
20
KAYABA
G10S
37.2
cSt @ 100C
Viscosity
Type
Index
3.45
150
3.77
KAYABA
G15S
55.2
KAYABA
G30S
116.1
WHITE POWER
#5
22
WHITE POWER
#7.5
33.4
WHITE POWER
#10
48.1
WHITE POWER
#15
67.8
150
Mineral
150
Mineral
150
Mineral
2.25
150
Synthetic
3.74
150
Synthetic
Castrol Hyspin
Hydraulic fluid
Ohlins 1302
-01
Ohlins 1311
-02
19
Ohlins 1310
Ohlins 1315
Ohlins 1320
Ohlins 1305
Synthetic
Ohlins 1310
Synthetic
Ohlins 1315
Synthetic
Ohlins 1302
Ohlins 1315
Ohlins 1320
Ohlins 1325
Ohlins 1309
-31
Ohlins 00105
Shock Absorber
Fluid
Ohlins 01303
-01
28
Synthetic
Shock Absorber
Ohlins 01306
-01 race 07
14
Fluid-race spec 07
Bel-Ray HVI 3wt
Shock Oil
11
3.85
296
Synthetic
Shock Oil
19.5
6.66
300
Synthetic
Shock Oil
33.5
10.00
306
Synthetic
Shock Oil
49
13.90
297
Synthetic
Bel-Ray High
Performance Fork Oil 5Fork Oil
W
17.1
4.10
146
Mineral
Bel-Ray High
Performance Fork Oil 7Fork Oil
W
29
5.20
110
Mineral
Bel-Ray High
Performance Fork Oil 10
Fork Oil
W
33
5.90
123
Mineral
Bel-Ray High
Performance Fork Oil 15
Fork Oil
W
53
7.50
103
Mineral
Bel-Ray High
Fork Oil
Performance Fork Oil 20
73.5
9.50
106
Mineral
W
Bel-Ray High
Performance Fork Oil 30
Fork Oil
W
105
12.00
104
Mineral
22.3
4.40
106
Mineral
34.9
7.05
169
Mineral
48.45
8.50
153
Mineral
67.7
8.75
101
Mineral
105
11.64
101
Mineral
5.80
464
Semi Synthetic
9.50
372
Semi Synthetic
11.50
322
Semi Synthetic
13.70
303
Semi Synthetic
19.50
235
Semi Synthetic
17.94
5.27
260
Synthetic
43.18
9.48
212
Synthetic
Shock Oil
16.1
6.20
400
100%
Synthetic
Fork Oil
15
3.50
112
100%
Synthetic
Fork Oil
18
4.00
121
100%
Synthetic
Fork Oil
24
4.90
131
100%
Synthetic
Fork Oil
36
6.40
130
100%
medium
Synthetic
17.9
3.90
112
Semi/Synthetic
35.9
6.00
112
Semi/Synthetic
57.1
8.30
116
Semi/Synthetic
77.9
10.10
111
Semi/Synthetic
13.9
5.20
378
Petroleum
20.8
7.30
349
Petroleum
28.9
9.40
334
Petroleum
15.9
3.50
150
Petroleum
26.7
5.40
151
Petroleum
32
6.30
151
Petroleum
46
8.50
154
Petroleum
15.9
3.50
150
Petroleum
32
6.30
151
Petroleum
46
8.50
154
Petroleum
65.6
12.90
201
Petroleum
4.00
121
Synthetic
4.80
130
Synthetic
7.60
135
Synthetic
10 W
Rock Oil SVI 2.5
4.00
250
Synthetic
5.30
200
Synthetic
6.80
250
Synthetic
32
6.50
170
Synthetic
9.00
160
Synthetic
10.70
140
Synthetic
Golden Spectro
Cartridge Fork Fluid
Very Light 85/150
Fork Oil
14
3.40
150
Semi Synthetic
Golden Spectro
Cartridge Fork Fluid
Light 125/150
Fork Oil
26
3.40
150
Semi Synthetic
10.4
4.40
385
26.4
9.90
400
47.27
16.76
381
8.90
400
Shock Oil
Fork Oil
21.7
4.40
119
Petroleum
32.8
5.60
111
Petroleum
45.6
7.20
119
Petroleum
65
8.90
110
Petroleum
64.9
8.90
385
Petroleum
141.2
14.10
400
Petroleum
Morris Lubricants
7.70
350
Morris Lubricants
13.70
252
Klotz KL
-505
Klotz KL
-510
23.8
Klotz KL
-515
3.01
458
Semi Synthetic
5.07
162
Semi Synthetic
6.77
164
Semi Synthetic
8.64
151
Semi Synthetic
Putoline HPX 15
11.20
159
Putoline HPX 20
14.60
155
Putoline HPX 30
14.60
95
14.8
3.50
15.2
4.40
222
Mineral
21.8
5.50
209
Mineral
29
6.80
206
Mineral
32
7.20
200
Mineral
46
8.50
180
Mineral
68
9.10
110
Mineral
14.5
4.70
100%
Synthetic
31.82
9.57
100%
Synthetic
10.75
4.00
Semi Synthetic
16.1
5.05
Semi Synthetic
19.9
5.70
Semi Synthetic
33
8.40
Semi Synthetic
43.9
10.40
Semi Synthetic
8.6
3.60
100%
Synthetic
23.5
5.90
100%
Synthetic
21
5.00
153
Semi Synthetic
22
2.90
153
Semi Synthetic
32
6.40
153
Semi Synthetic
46
8.20
154
Semi Synthetic
Aero shell 31
Military aero
14.5
3.62
Aero shell 41
Military aero
14.1
5.30
hydraulic oil
15
5.30
Shell Tellus 22
hydraulic oil
22
hydraulic oil
Esso Univis
J15
Esso Univis
J26