Sunny day and leaking fork... - SV650.org

27-07-08, 04:18 PM

Lovely day innit... Well I was having a nice ride on the way to Hawes when I noticed that my Sv was nose diving a bit on the brakes and the bars were flapping side to side more than usual. I stop and their was oil all down the fork leg...

Something must have gone wrong with the dust cover because there are vertical scores on the chrome...
Can I polish these out when I fit new seals?

it's the last thing I need as I need to put it through it's test shortly...

Where can I buy seals? Online?

jambo · 28-07-08, 08:34 AM

If the chrome is scored you may well be out of luck as it will probably tear up the new seals in fairly short order. By all means try to polish it out but I wouldn't be holding out too much hope. Might well last long enough to get through the MOT though

www.wemoto.com sell fork seals IIRC

Jambo

29-07-08, 10:26 PM

thanx Jambo

yorkie_chris · 30-07-08, 06:41 AM

Yeah the scores will munch new seals, not sure what's the best thing to polish them with though.

27-07-08, 04:18 PM	#1
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Sunny day and leaking fork... Lovely day innit... Well I was having a nice ride on the way to Hawes when I noticed that my Sv was nose diving a bit on the brakes and the bars were flapping side to side more than usual. I stop and their was oil all down the fork leg... Something must have gone wrong with the dust cover because there are vertical scores on the chrome... Can I polish these out when I fit new seals? it's the last thing I need as I need to put it through it's test shortly... Where can I buy seals? Online?

28-07-08, 08:34 AM	#2
jambo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Croydonia Posts: 5,376	Re: Sunny day and leaking fork... If the chrome is scored you may well be out of luck as it will probably tear up the new seals in fairly short order. By all means try to polish it out but I wouldn't be holding out too much hope. Might well last long enough to get through the MOT though www.wemoto.com sell fork seals IIRC Jambo __________________ Modern motorcycles are bloody brilliant, enjoy it while we can

29-07-08, 10:26 PM	#3
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sunny day and leaking fork... thanx Jambo

30-07-08, 06:41 AM	#4
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Sunny day and leaking fork... Yeah the scores will munch new seals, not sure what's the best thing to polish them with though. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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