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[dkw12002]

Does anyone else do this. It is recommended in the manual. I don't put the bike on a stand. What I do is leave the bike on the kickstand, loosen the bleed screw a couple turns, then pump the shocks and lift up on the handlebars a bit until some of the weight is off the shocks as I re-tighten the hex nuts. Whether this does anything, I have no idea. The manual seems to be recommending to put the bike on a stand to do this after every ride though.

[BSDThw]

We had that topic last year with the 2012 too. The manual tells you to do and some had problems with fork oil leaking!
I was worried and installed some fork bleed valves. I had to remove a small piece of the plastic (tank).

After 1 year I think it is not necessary we don't do motor-cross racing. But I am not sure how different climatic differences influence it.

My dealer was "smiling" when he saw it.

[trikester]

I've added those push-button release valves to each of my three Zeros. But I only use them when I tie the bike down in the bed of my pickup and when i untie it. The forks go through a lot of compression and hold there when tied down. With the push-buttons it's quick and easy and requires no tools. I think they are about $25 per pair. You need to be sure you get the same thread size as the little bleed screws you are removing.

Trikester