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Thanks... Ok. For a bicycle fork... most have a damping leg and one non-damping. The non-damping one usually carries less than 50cc (50ml) of oil for a 28 to 36mm OD stanchion. The damping leg is as a motorcycle one. The oil sits just shy of two inches from the top of the stanchion when fully...

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I postes this also in the Automotive forum, but I think this is a better place to get an answer. The question is why do bicycle and/or motorcycle fork manufacturers use very little oil (less than 50cc for a bicycle fork) on the non-damper side leg, for bushing lubrication? I gather that the...

Hi all! I'm trying to figure out why bicycle (mainly) and motorcycle fork manufacturers use very little amounts of oil in the non-damping leg of a convetional (not upsidedown) fork. I figure the lower seal gets lubed easily with each rather deep stroke and the agitation of the oil with the...