Thanks

i will look into thhis next winter as i have spent a lot of money to bring it back pristine as it was before my spill. Caused by an ***.....h.. drivinf while talking on the Phone.

 

No car shocks use air shocks as an "upgrade" unless you're looking for more load carrying capacity without changing the springs. There are exceptions, where some high end cars and trucks use air shocks to provide adjustable ride height, but it's much easier to compensate for the progressive nature of air in a car that weighs 4000 pounds than in a bike that weighs 500.

Air shocks have nothing to do with gas shocks. In an air shock, the air is acting as a spring. In a gas shock (like every good motorcycle shock for example) the gas is there to keep the oil in the shock from foaming, as this drastically changes the damping characteristics of the oil. This function of compressed gas in a gas-charged shock (car or bike) has no similarity to how air is used in the forks we're talking about here.

Note that this isn't hte same thing as saying "it is not possible for air in these forks to help any aspect of handling." If your forks are badly undersprung then you can improve handling by adding some air. What I was saying before is that if you really want better handling and ride, the right way to go about this is to replace the fork springs with some that are wound at a proper weight for your application (I'm a fat ***, so I know something about this ).

 

Hello guys...been looking for info on what is the capacity in oz that has to be put into each fork and I can't find information anywhere...Lost the service manual of the bike and can't download it b/c I'm using the pc at work for now...I had put new seals and 16oz of fluid in each fork...Is that about right? I put no air either and she seems to bounce more than before and the seals have a dampness to them too...Any suggestions? Thanks guys and hope to hear from someone soon since I'm about to get new seals and do my other set and want to do it right and not guess...Anyone can pm me with the information if it's not too much trouble....

 

I,ll take a look in the sho manual and come back to you tonight.

 

^ You may only have notes because the shop manual is useless on this subject.

With the springs out and forks compressed, fill the tubes with oil until you can measure from the top of the tube down to the oil level. The distance should be 6 7/8 inches for softer ride to 4 3/4 inches for a harder ride.

There is no air pressure in the tubes when the cap is installed.

 

Hello guys...update is the following: The ammount of tube oil in each fork should be about 14.2oz per the Honda tech at the dealeship...Hope this helps anyone looking for the ammount... I have to take 2oz. from each fork on mine......