This is what Hobie posted:
Put the forks back on the bike
21) Put the fork tube back in the bike. Raise it up until it's 1.5 inches (I will dig up my manual, as listed above, but that's what I remember) from the bottom of the fork cap to the top of the triple tree. Tighen down up at the top tree first (because it's easy to get to) but don't forget to tighten the 14 mm bolt on the lower tree, too.
Looking at the diagram in the Honda manual it looks as if the the measurement is from the top of the triple clamp to the top of the fork cap?
Please chime in with info and thoughts.