Ok, I promise myself that this is all my bike needs for its long awaited MoT!

Can anybody tell me which seals I need for a rebuild, as one fork leg is leaking and I dont think it will pass on mot without a rebuild. I plan on the Rick Oliver upgrade later, but funds wont allow it right now with a house move on the horizon and I REALLY want to get this little beauty on the road.

Ta

Andy

Depends if you've got early or late forks.

buy genuine. Cheap seals don't last and genuine ones are only a £ or 3 more.

you'll find what you need on david silver spares.

I thought early and late fork seals were the same.

Perhaps they are. When I ordered mime over tje phone they asked me which type I had so assumed they were different.

Thanks gents, much appreciated. Just out of interest (never done forks before) do I need the upper and lower bushings? Also, what oil should I get?

Ta

Chaosfruitbat wrote:Thanks gents, much appreciated. Just out of interest (never done forks before) do I need the upper and lower bushings? Also, what oil should I get?

Ta

Bushings wear out with time, leading to play in the fork which feels weird and also knocks and leads to shortlived seals. Yours might be fine but depending on mileage, you should probably do them as a matter of course while the forks are open. A set is only ITRO £25 at DavidSilver, but if you don't do them now then you'll have to replace the seals again if you decide to do them when you do the RO upgrade.

thanks so much, this is why I love using this forum :)

And as for oil, if you are going to swap to his springs, use whatever RO recommends.