Service Manual (KLZ1000C) — page 411 of 762

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SUSPENSION 13-19
Front Fork
 If necessary, measure the oil level as follows.
○Hold the inner tube vertically in a vise.
○Using the piston rod puller [A], move the piston rod [B] up
 and down more than ten times in order to expel all the air
 from the fork oil.
  Special Tool - Fork Piston Rod Puller, M10 × 1.0: 57001
                   -1298
○Remove the piston rod puller.
○Wait until the oil level settles.
○With the fork fully compressed and the piston rod fully
  pushed in, insert a tape measure or rod into the inner
  tube, and measure the distance from the top of the outer
  tube to the oil.

  Oil Level (fully compressed, without spring)
    Standard:        104 ±2 mm (4.1 ±0.08 in.) (from the top
                     of the outer tube)

                             NOTE
  ○Fork oil lever may also be measured using the fork oil
    level gauge.
  Special Tool - Fork Oil Level Gauge [A]: 57001-1290
○With the fork fully compressed and without fork spring,
 insert the gauge tube into the inner tube [B] and position
 the stopper across the top end [C] of the outer tube [D].
○Set the gauge stopper [E] so that its lower side shows the
 oil level distance specified [F].
○Pull the handle slowly to pump out the excess oil until the
 oil no longer comes out.
 If no oil is pumped out, there is insufficient oil in the inner
 tube. Pour in enough oil, then pump out the excess oil as
 shown above.

• Screw
  rod.
        the fork piston rod puller onto the end of the piston

  Special Tool - Fork Piston Rod Puller, M10 × 1.0: 57001
                   -1298
• Pull the puller up above the outer tube top.
• upward.the fork spring [A] with the smaller end [B] facing
  Install