Front fork seals. Is this normal?

[tojo82]

So I just checked my front fork seals as it's going in for a fork service Tuesday and was confronted with this?!?!? How can this have passed it's MOT? It's my fault for not looking when buying the bike but wow.
http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t379/raecarter18/20150927_185802_zpsorsctvaf.jpg (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/raecarter18/media/20150927_185802_zpsorsctvaf.jpg.html)

[maviczap]

That's just the dust seal, not the oil seal.

Get it replaced when your forks serviced

[tojo82]

Okay that's okay then thanks

[tojo82]

Just got my bike back from the fork service. Turns out some did it them self a few years ago but only did one side of the forks so I had a few years old oil one side and 11 year old deteriorated old the other at different levels also. That would explain the issues I've been having.

[maviczap]

Ah yes, not good for the handling