You are correct. Since liquid won't compress, you are only compressing the volume of air space left above the oil. You have a much lower total volume of air under pressure that way. (Smaller bomb). Think about it this way, would you rather have a tiny little road bicycle tire pop at 100psi while you stand beside it filling it up, or a semi-truck tire going off next to you at 100psi....? One will scare you, the other could potentially kill you. Since the oil is below the air on a KLR650 when the seal pops out of the top of the fork leg, the air escapes first, a stream of oil is never going to come shooting out the top of the fork leg under pressure. Carry on.
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Thanks so much Pete. Confirmed my train of thought on this idea. By the way like your handle (WheeliePete). Mine should be WheelieRory. Can't ride with both wheels on the ground. I made a set of stickers for my forks yesterday that say "This way Up" with an arrow pointing up. Cheers