Wed Dec 4 17:07:07 1996 - Message No. 246
From: Jorn Ronnow

Subject: Re: front fork : oil, air or springs.


At 11:19 96-12-04 +0100, Micha wrote:
>Jorn Ronnow wrote:
>> I've found that 0.7 kg air in the forks helps front wheel >
braking/turning on
>> asphalt. Less dive during the braking and more stability in the turn.
>
>Dangerous thing :-)

Well, I didn't mean  braking and turning at the same time :-), but that
actually works fine too. You shouldn't try it on slippery surfaces (!), but
on dry, clean asphalt it's no problem as long as you only use the FRONT
brake. Using the rear brake will start a wide slide and probably a high
sider. I picked up the habit on road race tracks, but on public roads it's
best reserved for emergency use. 

It's useful fortest purposes though, If you apply the front brake lightly in
a turn, and the bike "stands up" (=much less lean angle), the front fork is
too soft.

>Not depending on the discussion whether to use air or not Honda
>recommends a maximum of 0.4 kg in the front fork !

Oops! Are you sure? I thought i saw that the standard settting was 0.6, but
I might have mixed up the manuals.

Keep sliding
-Jorn



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