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| Where Am I ? | I was riding saturday for about six hours and when i got home i noticed the front right fork was leaking oil very slowly but, where the seal is had a thin layer of oil over it and from landing on jumps some of the fork oil was on the fork. Is this a huge problem that i should get fixed now? Or is it ok for awhile? Thanks
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| Clunked into first gear ![]() Joined: Apr 2005
Bike: 2005 GSX1300R Hayabusa
Location: Western Massachusetts
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| A friend of mine raced dirt bikes and any time he had a sign of fluid whether it be oil leaking slowly or any oil at all from anywhere he would get it checked. Wouldn't want to be out riding and land after a nice jump only to have the fork seal fail and leave you eating soil
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 31
| you might be ok for another ride or two or ten, but why chance it? get the seals and dust covers replaced at the very least. If it's been a while, you might as well do full service and replace all the fluid, seals, and O rings inside. |
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Oct 2004
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| Stevie, Fix it! It's a 2bit piece of rubber, not worth risking a bad landing or oil on your front disk! it could easily end up in more damage from a fall, or the suspension bottoming out hard and bending a tube or even cracking the steering head. |
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