Fork stiction

Posted by alehman on Jan 16, 2013; 1:14am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Fork-stiction-tp4035333.html

Hi everyone,

I just replaced my front fork springs with progressive springs, replaced the seals, and added 5.2 oz of fresh Dexron III ATF into each fork. However, when I compress the front suspension, it doesn't seem to want to return allll the way to the top until I put it over on its kickstand (essentially removing the bike's own weight from the forks). At first I thought that I had attached the fender in a way that was causing my fork legs to bind against the tubes, but this all still happened even with the fender loosened. What could be causing this? I was pretty meticulous when measuring out the ATF, but could it be possible that I don't have enough in there?