I made the point so allowance can be made for the intrusion of thicker walled
spacers.
Heavier diameter wire and more/closer wound coils of a non standard spring can
have a similar effect.
  Regards, Eddie.

--- On Mon, 12/1/09, canuckrc30 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


From: canuckrc30 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Honda RC30 Owner's Club ] Re: Forks - Compression Adjuster - Preload
Adjusters - Donor Springs Spacer
To: hondarc30ownersclub2@yahoogroups.com
Received: Monday, 12 January, 2009, 2:48 PM






Funny you should ask. It can be hard on fork seals by causing higher
pressures (sorta like a spring, but with less linearity) inside the
fork. Maybe that's your leaky fork seal problem?

If you fill your forks to 1/2 of the spec'd air gap in the manual I
guarantee you will feel it on the bumpy stuff. It'll be a nasty bitch
wanting to shake you off like an 18 year old virgin. Trust me I know,
it's happened to me a few times. Now I'm married so I don't have that
problem anymore. My grip is better from riding motorcycles which has
helped me a lot.

I no longer race, and even then it was not on pavement. Not sure what
that has to do with setting fork oil levels though. I was number 346
and number 3 when I raced if memory serves correct.

--- In hondarc30ownersclub 2@yahoogroups. com, "Dave" <arsey30@... > wrote:
>
> Then why not reduce the oil capacity by 31cc.
> Do you race, or just ride on the road, as you may not even notice a
> small change in capacity, as I don't when a seal leaks.
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> Dave.
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> The man's point about the wall thickness is a good one. There is 31cc
> of difference between the stock spacer and a same lengths NPS 1
> Schedule 40 PVC pipe. That is a significant amount of air gone missing.
>
















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