loudhvx wrote: I think this has come up a few times in the past, and there was no resolution that I can recall.
It does seem inconsistent that the C model has such a high volume of oil, but such a short height-clearance measurment.
It has. There are a couple threads about this on this forum, and on other forums. Some suggest to use the height measurement, some suggest to use the fluid volume measurement.
I can offer my experience, perhaps this can be some resolution.
I rode for a week with the specified height measurement of 14''. I was afraid to ride the bike. The front end was
very tight and
very twitchy and there was almost
zero weight transfer when braking with the front brake. The ride was terrible and I was afraid to lean in case a bump in the road upset the now nearly rigid chassis.
I drained the oil and refilled with 300ml of oil. Yes, over the spec but I can measure nearly exactly 300ml. I cannot measure nearly exactly 270 or 290 ml and I wanted the forks to be as equally filled as possible.
After this the bike feels much better. Does not bottom out even with my fat ass on the bike but it is tight enough to be confident to really push in turns. Enough weight transfer under braking to really get on the front brake. In the future I will ignore the FSM 14" height measurement and go by the volume measurement.
Possible error in both manuals?
What If the measurement should be 556mm instead of 356mm?
I feel there is a good possibility this is it. A significant amount of oil needs to be added
after the initial fill of 270/290ml to reach the 14'' height measurement.