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When zip ties are put around front forks, it is usually to see how much suspension travel is being used - not how much travel remains to be used. I agree with Matt Spencer, a couple of inches is normal. When I accelerate hard on my Seeley, the rear probably compresses about one inch, and that is enough to make the bike start to oversteer in the correct direction. If your front is too soft, you get more travel and the rake on the steering head reduces when you brake - the bike will usually become more stable and understeer. That is the reason you mightbeed to counter-steer to get the bike to tip into the corners.