Thu Nov 28 14:28:11 1996
- Message No. 215
From: Pierre DEBRAS
Subject: Re: T-Tube
>> > My tip: if you want to play around with your front suspension, maybe
adding more
>> > oil is a better start...its more easy, to revert back to the
"original".
>> > ...and there is this thing for the FAQ's: at AT's >93 (don't know, if
also
>> > before) the original (0km) fork oil is very soft, to let things run
in. It's
>> > replaced at km 12.000, so wait, before complaining about a too soft
fork (as
>> > some bike magazines did :-)))))
>>
>> Good tip. Perhaps I should think about replacing my oil, now :-)))
>> Entry for the FAQ is under construction ...
Correct. Honda manual states that fork oil must be changed at 12000 km
with
SAE 25. I did it. Very positive impact on the bike behaviour. Note: put
exactly the qty stated in the manual.
Raymond: I can also run over "speed-breakers" (*) at 100 km/h ... without
adding
air in the fork ;-).
Pierre
(*) the thing they put across the road and supposed to force the cars to
run slowly;
doesn't work with AT !!!
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