When fork seals go bad....

[jphillips]

Ok, first issweat, then drips, so time for a seal change.

As with all things in life, better to be wholistic than sequential -- unles it costs money.

 

[jphillips]

To be continued....

..If this "99 busa was a woman, she'd be getting a tummy tuck, lips, eyes, and of course a new pair of dancin shoes...., yeah, its like that, stay tuned, ..

 

[sixpack577]

Yep, time to do mine too, I ordered them last week. I hope I get them soon so I can hurry up and put them in. Too many wheelies

 

[MikeSomething]

I'm actually waiting for mine to leak so I can change out the flimsy stock fork springs... and probably get the forks beefed up and revalved.

 

[badazgtp]

Had to end up doing mine around mid summer.

 

[RussellJ]

Yep, time to do mine too, I ordered them last week. I hope I get them soon so I can hurry up and put them in. Too many wheelies

 

[djsin]

i do so many wheelies I have a whole set of spare forks now..20 minute change then i can drop in the new seals at my leisure..lol

 

[071300r]

my friend has gone through 5 sets of fork seals he loves wheelies and stoppies

 

[sixpack577]

i do so many wheelies I have a whole set of spare forks now..20 minute change then i can drop in the new seals at my leisure..lol

That's a good idea. I set 99% of my wheelies down smooth and easy, but I guess you can only expect them to last so long
My seals were around $20, and I bought 2 liters of 7w for around $24. I think both forks will take just over 1 liter, so I got 2 just in case. Still beats the heck outta payin the stealership $300+!

 

[busaMD]

That's a good idea. I set 99% of my wheelies down smooth and easy, but I guess you can only expect them to last so long
My seals were around $20, and I bought 2 liters of 7w for around $24. I think both forks will take just over 1 liter, so I got 2 just in case. Still beats the heck outta payin the stealership $300+!

dayum...my local bike shop charges $75, seals included

 

[MR Felt]

Do you need any special tools to disassemble the forks for a seal change?

 

[Merlot]

One of my friend's busa left fork seal sweat on the way back from Thailand.He still rides like nobody business

 

[sixpack577]

Do you need any special tools to disassemble the forks for a seal change?

Download a service manual from here, it'll show you what you need. Technically, you do, but really you don't, you can substitute and improvise.