Purging front shocks?

Vega

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I noticed in the manual for my EX to "purge the air" from my front shocks after every ride. I'm not doing anything aggressive and barely any air comes out... is this kinda overkill to do it after every ride?
 

Osika

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When ready to ride..with on stand..bleed forks by opening small screws. I put speed bleeders on..so u just have to push tops.
I do it each ride..like checking tire pressure.
Not critical but equalizes pressure in forks.
 

Johnny Depp

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I noticed in the manual for my EX to "purge the air" from my front shocks after every ride. I'm not doing anything aggressive and barely any air comes out... is this kinda overkill to do it after every ride?
Yes, overkill. Forks don’t build heat like the shock. Some people use negative pressure by slightly collapsing the forks before putting in the screws as a external preload adjustment.
If you bleed them every time you will rarely get a puff of air out.
 
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