Wed Dec 4 11:52:41 1996 - Message No. 244
From: "Stefan Schneider"

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


Hi all
Hi Micha,
 
> 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 :-)
> 
> Not depending on the discussion whether to use air or not Honda
> recommends a maximum of 0.4 kg in the front fork !
> (BTW: Does anybody know which pressure occurs while driving heavily
> offroads ?)

Yes, its up to 6 and more kg if you for example break the front brake very 
hard.

Stefan


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