Suspension - Honda CR85 Expert Owner's Manual

Suspension

Refer to Safety Precautions on page 19.
Loose, worn, or damaged suspension components
may adversely affect the handling and stability of
your motorcycle. If any suspension components
appear worn or damaged, see your Honda dealer
for further inspection. Your dealer is qualified to
determine whether or not replacement parts or
repairs are needed.
Front Suspension Inspection
• When your CR is new, break it in for
approximately one hour to ensure that the
suspension has worked in (page 16).
• After break-in, test run your CR with the front
suspension at the standard setting before
attempting any adjustments.
• For optimum fork performance, we
recommend that you disassemble and clean
the fork after riding your CR for three hours.
See page 72 for fork disassembly.
• Replace the fork oil every three races or 7.5
hours of running. See page 72 for oil level
adjustment after changing the fork oil.
• Use Pro Honda HP Fork Oil 5W or an
equivalent which contains special additives to
assure maximum performance of your CR's
front suspension.
• Periodically check and clean all front
suspension parts to assure top performance.
Check the dust seals for dust, dirt, and foreign
materials. Check the oil for any
contamination.
• Refer to Suspension adjustment information
page 78 for make all rebound and
compression damping adjustments in one-
click increments. (Adjusting two or more
clicks at a time may cause you to pass over
the best adjustment.) Test ride after each
adjustment.
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Servicing Your Honda
• If you become confused about adjustment
settings, return to the standard position and
start over.
• If the fork is still too stiff/soft after adjusting
compression damping, determine which
portion of the travel is still too stiff/soft. This
is an important step that will help you solve
suspension problems.
1. Make sure that the fork protectors (1) and dust
seals (2) are clean and not packed with mud
and dirt.
2. Check for signs of oil leakage. Damaged or
leaking fork seals should be replaced before
your CR is ridden.
(2)
(1)
(1) fork protector (2) dust seal
3. Inspect the wear rings (3) for wear or damage.
Replace the wear ring if it is 0.06 in (1.5 mm)
or flat with the outer tube (4).
Install the wear ring with its end gap facing
rearward.
(4)
0.06 in (1.5 mm)
(3)
(3) wear ring (4) outer tube
(3)
(3) wear rings
4. Make a quick check of fork operation by
locking the front brake and pushing down on
the handlebar several times.
(3)