Chapter 7
(Running Gear)
Front Fork
The
telescopic front fork
used on the Solo, Cruiser, and Utility
models is equipped with inside springs and the double-acting
hydraulic shock absorber.
The front fork (Fig. 26) is made up of stem (Fig. 26, #8), the
steering column with bridge (Fig. 26, #16), cross-piece (Fig. 26,
#3), two fork legs with shock absorbers and the steering damper.
Each fork leg is primed with 135 cm³/0.3 pt of oil through the holes
of tightening nuts (Fig. 26, #11).
In assembling the front fork it is important to ensure a 0.2 - 0.5
mm/.008 - .020 in clearance between the spring tip and the
locknut of the nut tightening the fork leg tube so as to ensure free
rotation of the tightening nut with the stem.
The
leading link front fork
used on the Tourist and Sportsman
models use a front lever-type fork with two interchangeable
spring-hydraulic shock absorbers (Fig. 27).
The friction type
steering damper
is made up of two steel
washers, moving (Fig. 27, #37) and fixed (Fig. 27, #39), two fiber
washers (Fig. 27, #17) and tightening bolt (Fig. 27, #7) with a
head. Friction between the steel and the fiber washers makes
turning of the front fork more difficult.
WARNING: Do not over tighten the steering damper
(especially on the Solo model) since the motorcycle will
become very difficult to handle.
