Red Line Suspension Fluid / Fork Oil Cross Reference

Current Fluid
Bardahl Fork Oil 5w Bardahl Fork Oil 10w Bel-Ray HVI 3w Bel-Ray HVI5w Bel-Ray HVI 10w Bel-Ray HVI 15w Bel-Ray Fork 5w Bel-Ray Fork 7w Bel-Ray Fork 10w Bel-Ray Fork 15w Bel-Ray Fork 20w Bel-Ray Fork 30w Bilstein Shock Oil (stock)

Viscosity cSt @ cSt @ 40C 100C

19.3 35.5 11.2 18.2 34.4 51.2 17.4 29.3 36.0 52.9 77.1 115.3 19.1 5.1 6.9 4.1 6.2 10.2 14.0 4.2 5.5 6.6 8.0 10.0 13.1 5.4

V T
3.78 5.14 2.73 2.94 3.37 3.66 4.14 5.33 5.45 6.61 7.71 8.80 3.54

Red Line Equivalent For Fork For Shock

LW F Med F XL F LW F Med F Hvy F LW F Med F Med. F Hvy F Hvy F No Cross LW F XL S LW S XL S LW S Med S Hvy S XL S XL S LW S LW S Med S Med S XL S

Castrol Aircraft Grade Missile and Ordnance Brayco Micronic 795 11 Brayco Micronic 756 13.5 Brayco Micronic 776RP 25.4 Fox Shock Fluid (stock) Golden Spectro Ultra Light Spectro Cart. Fork 85/150 Golden Spectro Fork 5w Spectro Cart.Fork 125/150 Golden Spectro Fork 10w Golden Spectro Fork 20w20 Golden Spectro Fork 15w Golden Spectro SPL U-light Golden Spectro SPL V-light Golden Spectro SPL Light Harley Davidson type "B" Harley Davidson type "E" Harley Davidson (Heavy) Pro Honda 5w HondaSS-7 5w Honda SS-8 10w Kayaba K2-C (shock) Kayaba Zero-1 (fork) 26.8 9.8 16.3 22.5 26.7 31.6 66.0 46.3 12.2 29.9 55.9 34.3 39.2 67.7 16.7 16.9 39.7 11.3 15.1 pg#1

3.9 5 4.8 9.5 4.2 3.6 4.4 5.0 5.4 8.7 6.9 5.0 10.7 18.1 5.8 7.3 8.6 4.2 3.8 7.6 4.0 3.5

2.82 2.7 5.29 2.82 2.33 4.53 5.11 5.34 5.85 7.59 6.70 2.44 2.79 3.09 5.91 5.37 7.87 3.98 4.45 5.22 2.82 4.31

XL F XL/LW F LW/Md F Med F XL F LW F LW F Med F Med F Hvy F Med F XL F Med F Hvy F Med F Med F Hvy F LW F LW F Med F XL F LW F

XL S XL/LW S XL/LW S Med S XL S XL S XL S XL S XL S LW S LW S XL S Med S Hvy S LW S LW S Hvy S XL XL S LW S XL S XL S

Current Fluid
Koni Shock oil (stock) Maxima Racing Shock Light Maxima Racing Shock Med. Maxima Racing 85-150 (5w) Maxima Racing 125-150 (7w) Maxima Racing165-150 (10w) Maxima Racing235-150 (15w) Maxima Fork 5w Maxima Shock Maxima Fork 10w Maxima Fork 15w Maxima Fork 20w Motul Fork 5-10 MotulFork 15-20 Noleen Aluron Noleen 1 Noleen Unvis Ohlins (stock) Ohlins Low Viscosity PN1306-01 Penske Lightweight Shock Fluid PJ-1 Pro Fork PJ-1 Pro 7 PJ-1 2.5w PJ-1 5w PJ-1 7.5w PJ-1 10w PJ-1 ATF PJ-1 15w PJ-1 20w PJ-1 30w RaceTech US-1 RaceTech US-2 Rock Shox 2.5w Light Cartridge Rock Shox 5w Medium Hydracoil Rock Shox 10w Heavy Boxxer Rock Shox 15w Extra Heavy

Viscosity cSt @ cSt @ 40C 100C

--14.3 21.8 17.6 26.2 33.8 52.9 18.6 32.0 35.3 52.4 70.6 23.9 60.1 16.3 16.7 28.0 28.7 13.7 15.5 14.6 15.0 26.1 31.2 27.5 33.9 45 55.3 61.7 116.9 14.2 32.9 10.8 19.9 38 42.8 pg#2 5.3 5.4 7.6 3.9 5.1 6.2 9.2 3.9 --6.5 8.0 11.7 6.6 12.9 3.6 3.8 9.8 9.4 ? 6.3 3.6 3.7 4.9 5.4 5.1 5.7 8.6 8.7 8.4 15 4.2 7.6 4 5.7 8.4 10.4

V T
--2.65 2.87 4.51 5.14 5.45 5.75 4.77 --5.43 6.55 6.03 3.62 4.66 4.53 4.39 2.86 3.05 --2.46 4.06 4.05 5.32 5.78 5.39 5.95 5.23 6.36 7.34 7.79 3.38 4.42 2.7 3.49 4.52 4.12

Red Line Equivalent For Fork For Shock

--XL/LW F LW F LW S Med F Med F Md/Hv F LW F Med F Med F Md/Hv F Hvy F LW/Md F Hvy F LW F LW F Med F Med F XL/LW F XL/LW F XL/LW F XL/LW F LW/Md F Med F Med F Med F Md/Hv F Md/Hv F Hvy F --XL/LW F Med F XL F LW F Med F Md/Hv F XL S XL/LW S LW S XL S XL/LW S LW S Med S XL S --LW S LW/Md S Med S LW S Md/HvS XL S XLS Med S Med S --LW S XL S XL S XL/LW S XL/LW S XL/LW S XL/LW S LW/Md S LW/Md S LW/Md S HVY S XL S LW S XL S XL/LW S LW/Md S Med S

Current Fluid
Showa SS2.5 (stock) Shock Showa SS05 (stock) Fork SLP Snow Shock Light Silkolene Fork/ Pro RSF 2.5w Silkolene Fork 5w (Penske) Silkolene Fork 10w

Viscosity cSt @ cSt @ 40C 100C

12.5 15.9 23.1 15.0 26.8 35.7 3.9 3.6 4.8 6.0 9.1 7.5

V T
3.2 4.42 4.81 2.5 2.94 4.76

Red Line Equivalent For Fork For Shock

XL F XL/LW F LW/Md F XL/LW F LW/Md F Med F XL S XL S XL S XL/LW S MedS LW S

Torco MFO 5w (VI 325) Torco MFO 7w (VI 285) Torco MFO 10w (VI 260) Torco MFO 15w (VI 240) Torco MFO 20w (VI 250) Torco RSF Light Torco RSF Medium White Brothers RS 67 White Brothers RF 85 White Brothers RF 130 White Power 5w White Power7.5w White Power Fork 10w White Power 15w White Power 20w Works Performance Yamaha Fork

10.8 16.1 19.9 33.0 ? ? ? 14.0 17.1 28.6 24.6 34.0 51.2 69.1 104.9 27.5 15.5

4.0 5.0 5.7 8.4 10.4 ? ? 5.2 3.7 5.4 5.1 6.5 8.8 11.6 15.3 9.4 ---

2.7 3.22 3.49 3.92 ---

XL F LW F LW F Med F ---

XL S XL/LW S XL/LW S LW/MedS Med S

2.69 4.62 5.3 4.82 5.23 5.82 5.96 6.86 2.92 ---

LW/Md F LW F Med F LW/Md F Med F HeavyF Heavy F No Cross F Med F XL/LW F

XL/LWS XL S XL/LW S XL/LWS LW S LW/MedS Med S Heavy S LW/MedS

Red Line Suspension Fluids

Like Water! ExtraLight LightWeight Medium Heavy (Clear) 5.5 9.8 18.4 30.4 66.8 2.3 4.0 7.1 10.8 16.0

V T
2.39 2.45 2.59 2.81 4.17

V.I.
344 402 407 369 256

2.5 W (Blue) 5W (Yellow)

10W (Red) 30W (Gold)

VT is the ratio of the viscosity at 40C divided by the viscosity at 100C, less change the better when comparing similar viscosity fluids. A value of 1 would be no change in viscosity with temperature. The assumed operating temperature for forks is 40C or 104F and for shocks 100C or 212F.
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