Honda CRF250R Owner's Manual page 132

Front Suspension Adjustments
16. Install a new O-ring (15) on the fork damper
assembly (5). Apply the recommended fork oil
to the O-ring.
17. Pull up the fork assembly (1) slowly and install
the fork damper assembly into the outer tube.
(15)
(5)
(1)
(1) fork assembly (15) O-ring (new)
(5) fork damper assembly
18. Insert both fork legs into the fork clamps.
Tighten the fork bridge lower pinch bolts (16)
to the specified torque:
20 N·m (2.0 kgf·m, 15 lbf·ft)
(16)
(16) fork bridge lower pinch bolts
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Adjustments for Competition
19. Tighten the fork damper (17) to the specified
torque using the lock nut wrench (18):
Actual:
34 N·m (3.5 kgf·m, 25 lbf·ft)
Torque wrench scale reading:
31 N·m (3.2 kgf·m, 23 lbf·ft), using a 500 mm
(20 in) long deflecting beam type torque
wrench.
• Lock nut wrench 07WMA-KZ30100
When using the lock nut wrench, use a 500 mm (20
in) long deflecting beam type torque 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.
(17)
(18)
(17) fork damper (18) lock nut wrench
20. For ease of releasing air pressure after the forks
are installed, loosen the fork bridge lower
pinch bolts and position the outer tubes so that
the fork air pressure release screws are in front
of the compression damping adjusters.
Align the top of the outer tube (19) with the top
surface of the upper fork bridge (20).
Align
(19)
(19) outer tube (20) upper fork bridge
21. Tighten the fork bridge lower pinch bolts (16)
to the specified torque:
20 N·m (2.0 kgf·m, 15 lbf·ft)
22. Tighten the fork bridge upper pinch bolts (21)
to the specified torque:
22 N·m (2.2 kgf·m, 16 lbf·ft)
NOTICE
Over-tightening the pinch bolts can deform the
outer tubes. Deformed outer tubes must be
replaced.
(21)
(16)
(16) fork bridge lower pinch bolts
(21) fork bridge upper pinch bolts
(20)