Wed, 13 May 1998 20:46:53 +0100
- Message No. 3003
From: Pete
Subject: Re: Fork pressure etc
Martin Franz wrote:
> Hi Pete,
> > > Never fill air in the front fork. When the problem persists, after
> > > correcting stearing head bearing (if that is a problem, "remote
> > > diagnosis" is always hard), better investigate, if fork is damped too
> > > less.
> >
> > and if it is, does that mean putting more oil in ?? bearing in mind that I
> > have recently had both fork seals done at Honda.
> So, somewhere on the bill (ptui, big bill indeed !), you will find fork
> oil. Check the SAE number. It should be 15 or 20. If it is less, it is
> likely, that your fork is underdamped. Maybe they put in a very light
> oil, to help the fork seals to run in (but I don't believe that so
> much). Please report the SAE number...
as it so happens Martin now you mention it, when I took the bike into
the Honda
dealer to have the forks done (Wybrows of Stanford)he came out of the
workshop
to look through some new oil deliveries and he said that the fork oil
they
ordered was not there !!!
so I bet they have put the wrong oil in and that's why it seems a lot
bouncier
then before, and no its not on the bill either.....
> But really check stearing head bearing first, then check, if your tire
> is more than 8.000km or two years. Both will cause strange "setup" and
> you can then search for ages...until you realize, that the tire was
> simply worn out :-))) (happened to mee...)
New tyres on about 1500 miles. 3 months ago.
> > more oil ijn
> More oil will not affect damping at all. It will affect the "spring
> load" (uff, english). The air in the fork will be "pressed" in "smaller"
> space, thus increasing the "hardness" of the "spring" (the spring is air
> supported). Sorry for my english...I hope you understand my point :-)
> Of course, harder spring (archived with that method) can help against
> "wobbly" feeling...sometimes not.
>
> best regards, Martin
your English is much better than mine Franz and I am British !!! :)
thanks
Pete
atic@gmx.net