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Old 23-04-11, 02:49 PM   #1
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Default fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

went for a ride today to check everything is ok before the mot next weekend.

noticed that the r/h fork seal seems to be leaking.

anyone know where to get a good guide (with pics, a pic tells a 1000 words and all that)

what oil would be best to get im slightly over 17st fully kitted up.

need the front a bit stiffer but dont realy want the expense of changing the springs or going for the gsxr conversion as i think ill only keep it for the rest of the year to get another years experiance, before i change it for a tl1000s/r

any help peeps as im going to be doing this while wills and kate are on the telly.
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Old 23-04-11, 06:36 PM   #2
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

Haynes manual, can get a 2nd hand one on ebay usually.
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Old 23-04-11, 06:39 PM   #3
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

just got of the phone to a mate of mine who for some reason has a haynes manual for a curvy? dosent no why as he has never had one
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Old 23-04-11, 07:18 PM   #4
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

The later manuals cover both models.
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Old 23-04-11, 07:25 PM   #5
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

i got a curvy so its all good.

my mate dosn't know why he has a manual for a sv as he has never owned a suzuki let alone a sv.

any one know where i can get 15w or 20w fork oil from? and how much will i need?
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Old 23-04-11, 08:16 PM   #6
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

I usually buy a litre of fork oil.

Ebay or decent bike spares shops should have it. Halfrauds own fork oil is only 10w from what my local branch stocks. It is cheaper though. I got silkolene for my forks, ebay was cheaper than demon tweeks.
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Old 23-04-11, 09:44 PM   #7
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

so i need

1 ltr of fork oil
2 oil seals
2 dust caps
pice of plastic pipe (dont know what size / dia. any one know?)
front paddock (head stock type)
tools
time
manual. i found this on the tinter web its from the usa but i guess its the same. http://www.bluepoof.com/motorcycles/howto/svs_fork_oil/

any thing else
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Old 23-04-11, 09:46 PM   #8
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Default Re: fork seals leaking & what oil do i need?

Oh god don't listen to that site, get a haynes or workshop manual.
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Old 23-04-11, 10:02 PM   #9
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getting a haynes deliverd to me tomorrow (mate has one)
just looking on the net for pointers.
if you say its no good YC ill steer clear.
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Old 23-04-11, 10:20 PM   #10
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I did not even read it before recommending you against it.

Turns out I was right, and you should be wary of sites that think belting f*** out of 1/4" drive sockets with an 1/2" impact wrench is a good idea.
Also they have no idea what an air gap is.
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