400cc (per fork) should be about average. The range is about 330cc to 425cc, depending on how stiff you want the forks to feel.
It takes 5.6 oz of fork oil in each fork.
This bike, which was also known as the Honda Hawk, has front forks that will hold 150 ml of fork oil for each fork.
5o ml each leg fork.
Honda Spec Manual says fork oil capacity for 94 VT600 is 449cc's in each leg.
Front Fork Oil cc (right leg) : 485 Front Fork Oil cc (left leg) : 495 /Holst
110MM air gap from top of fork leg fully compressed with the springs out
yes
450 ml.
41 mm.
see http://onmyhonor.com/wing/fork.htm
For this bike, the front forks will hold 170cc or 5.8oz.
Honda shadow vt 500 1986 front fork oil lock piece at the bottom of the fork is a like nylon piece it has it on one fork tube but not the other Must this oil lock piece bee on both forks Gerald Cork Ireland