Brake fluid and fork oil at 20,000 km: the bit nobody reminds you about
@host_classic350 · 1 week ago
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My Chrome Red is on spoked wheels and I am the sort of owner who turns up for every stamp, so I assumed the service book was handling everything. Then I went properly through this Classic 350 schedule breakdown and two things stood out that none of us talk about in the Sunday group.
Brake fluid is a replace item every 20,000 km or 2 years, whichever lands first. And front fork oil is due around that same 20,000 km mark. In Kochi, with our humidity and four months of standing water, the 2 years part is the one that gets you long before the kilometres do. Same page also notes the free services cover labour only, so fluids and consumables sit on your bill either way.
I am making both part of my next visit instead of waiting for someone to suggest it. Has your ASC ever brought up brake fluid on its own, or did you have to ask?
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pranav_bhat· 1 week agoMine is Mumbai, mostly dry compared to your Kochi humidity, but the ASC has never once brought up brake fluid on their own, every single time I had to ask specifically. Fork oil forget it, nobody mentioned it till now. Planning to add both to my next visit list too, thanks for flagging this Joseph.
ananya_kulkarni· 1 week agoGood catch Joseph. Been meaning to check if DOT4 change and fork oil top up are flat rate across ASCs or vary by city. The motorbabu page you linked doesn't break down the fluid cost itself, only says labour is covered. Anyone actually got a quote for both together, would help budget the next visit properly instead of guessing.
