xyz957 Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 I recently got this climber 280. I'm told its a 91 or 92 but I cannot find any vin decoder to verify that. Can anyone familiar with them tell from the pictures what year it range it is? I'm doing a full fluids swap on it as its been sitting for about 2 years. What gear oil should viscosity should I be using? From my research I've just found people saying a wet clutch compatible oil but cannot find any specifics on the weight. It also looks like the forks are collapsed, I haven't had a chance to tear into them yet to see if anything is broken but wanted to throw it out there to see if anyone has run into something like this in the past before I go in blind. Any help with figuring out how to bring this cool old bike back to life would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 The Tryals Shoppe in New York state should be able to identify this bike for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamferret Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 the front forks bend quite easily, i woud bet that's why they are stuck down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtas Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 ATF is what I run in my SWM, Rotax engine like the Climber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) i think thats 1990 Edited May 18, 2022 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshock250 Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 As above, its a 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyz957 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 16 hours ago, teamferret said: the front forks bend quite easily, i woud bet that's why they are stuck down They still move freely, they just drop down to the bottom after I pick up the front end, Thinking maybe something internal is broken, or all the fork oil leaked out. I put a square up to the forks and they look pretty straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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