Bos Idylle 2011-2013 - Manual (Page 6)

3. MAINTENANCE
3.1 Air Bleeding
Idylle is fitted with two bleeding screws on the top of each stanchion.
Bleeding your forks on regular basis will reduce the pressurising effect that always happen with those forks.
We recommend to bleed your forks every 5 hours of effective riding.
All you have to do is to undo the 2 bleeding screws and put them back on, no need to compress the forks.
3.2 Cleaning your forks
It is compulsory to clean your forks every time you use them, without waiting !
Nothing’s worse for your fork’s seals than dry mud.
It is very simple to clean your forks : wipe off the stanchion with a clean rag and then slightly lube the stanchion
(with silicon based product). Use of degreaser is totally forbidden.
On the same note do not power wash the forks! It will only push the mud inside the forks and get it stuck between
the stanchion and the seals.
3.3 Maintenance frequency
cleaning air bleeding oil change full service
occasional use
after every ride every riding 5Hrs
once a year every two years
intensive use twice a year once a year
3.4 oil level
When changing the oil, it’s very important to respect the correct oil level, in both leg (cartridge and spring),
following the datas mentionned below in the table.
CAUTION
To get the correct oil level in the cartridge side, you must bleed the air while you are pouring the oil.
Once there is no air remaining in the cartridge you can adjust the level, reffering to the table below.
How to measure the oil level, in the cartridge side :
Push down the stanchion
Pull out the rebound rod
Measure the distance between the top of the stanchion and the oil
185 mm
Spring side : Pour the quantity of oil indicated below
Idylle oil level
Cartridge side : 185 mm
Spring side : 120 ml