A quick question, which occurred to me just now in the garage while looking at my CL450.
Both this bike and my previous CB750 had fork caps which are 'handed' - they aren't symmetrical, and there is a gap one one side which, if you have them on the right way round should be to the rear - why?
I'm guessing its so there is an element of 'pinch' against the front wheel spindle (you really don't want that to be a loose fit!) but why not have the same gap front and rear, why only at one side?
You can see the gap here on a page from a manual for another Honda altogether, top picture, ignore the arrow and question mark, I nicked the photo from another forum. There is a very subtle arrow to show which way round the cap goes. Easily missed, don't ask me how I know.