Suspension
5. Pour the recommended fork oil (page 93) into
the outer tube.
Fork Oil Capacity:
Standard 4.6 N/mm (26.27 lbf/in) Fork Spring
No mark
(factory products)
or
4 scribe marks
(aftermarket parts)
Standard oil
355 cm
3
(
capacity
12.0 US oz
)
12.5 Imp oz
Maximum
362 cm
3
(
oil capacity
12.2 US oz
)
12.7 Imp oz
Minimum oil
305 cm
3
(
capacity
10.3 US oz
)
10.7 Imp oz
94
Servicing Your Honda
Optional Softer 4.4 N/mm (25.12 lbf/in) Fork Spring
Standard oil
capacity
Maximum
oil capacity
Minimum oil
capacity
Optional Stiffer 4.8 N/mm (27.41 lbf/in) Fork Spring
Standard oil
capacity
Maximum
Slightly stiffer as
it nears full
oil capacity
compression.
Slightly softer as
Minimum oil
it nears full
capacity
compression.
Be sure the oil capacity is the same in both fork
legs.
2 scribe marks
352 cm
3
(
11.9 US oz
)
12.4 Imp oz
359 cm
3
Slightly stiffer as
(
12.1 US oz
)
it nears full
12.6 Imp oz
compression.
303 cm
3
Slightly softer as
(
10.2 US oz
)
it nears full
10.7 Imp oz
compression.
6 scribe marks
350 cm
3
(
11.8 US oz
)
12.3 Imp oz
357 cm
3
Slightly stiffer as
(
12.1 US oz
)
it nears full
12.6 Imp oz
compression.
300 cm
3
Slightly softer as
(
10.1 US oz
)
it nears full
10.6 Imp oz
compression.
6. Check that the O-ring (8) on the fork damper
(2) is in good condition. Apply the
recommended fork oil to the O-ring.
Temporarily install the fork damper to the
outer tube (1).
After installing the fork leg (page 118), tighten
the fork damper to the specified torque using
the lock nut wrench:
Actual:
30 N·m (3.1 kgf·m, 22 lbf·ft)
Torque wrench scale reading:
27 N·m (2.8 kgf·m, 20 lbf·ft), using a 50 cm
(20 in) long deflecting beam type torque
wrench.
When using the lock nut wrench, use a 50 cm (20
in) long deflecting beam type torque wrench with
a lock nut wrench. The lock nut wrench increases
the torque wrench's leverage, so the torque wrench
reading will be less than the torque actually applied
to the fork damper.
(8)
(1)
(1) outer tube
(2) fork damper
(8) O-ring
(2)