xj600dave

Hello there I'm new to this forum and wandered if anyone could help me with a problem i have. I have a 1998 xj600n and noticed the for seals leaking. so i removed the fork legs and replaced the seals i had a bit of a problem finding out the correct stripping instructions as the Haynes manual i have only shows on kind of fork and typicaly mine was the other sort. My forks are twin disk. So i replaced the seals and dust covers ( the new seals were exactly the same dimensions as the old ones) once these were replaced and filled with oil and the bike built back up i took it for a test ride all was fine for about 10 miles. Then i noticed a bit of oil on the dust seals with a closer inspection i found oil to have ran down the for leg. I carefully rode the bike home and removed the dust seals suspecting the seals to have lifted or split but the are all the way home with retaining clips correctly fitted and look fine no splits. The only thing I'm thinking is did i put the correct amount of oil in the fork legs? I used the info from the other forks listed in the Haynes manual (which i think off the top of my head was 436cc) as i couldn't find the correct info for my forks can any one help with this? Thanks for any help or info.

"when your on a bike the rest of your life seems a million miles away"

hello there iv recently purchased a xj600n and I'm going to change the oil. Iv already brought an oil filter and sump plug. I'm new to the biking world. What is the best cheapish oil to use it hasn't done massively high mileage. Is there any difference between bike engine oil and car engine oil???? As i am a car mechanic and obviously have plenty of good quality 10/40 car engine oil will this be ok? thanks for the help.