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Just had my fork seals replaced recently, the service guy said it could be from hard braking. Anyone experience this?
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Absolutely not. Nor will leaving the bike tied down on a trailer or in the back of a truck for extended periods of time cause any problems. Anyone that thinks so has obviously never been into a set of forks and understands the basics of hydraulics.Can you help me pick out a harley davidson motorcycle?
Think about the hydraulic ram on heavy equipment, dump trucks, etc. Same basic design in principle, but you don't see the operators leaving them in any particular position when not in use.
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As mentioned by a few folks that obviously have some experience and time under their belts, the most common reason for seal failure is dirt. A piece of debris got between the seal lip and the tube and it weeps. Wear is the other culprit. The fork tube is constantly moving through the inner lips of the seal. Wear occurs. Wear allows for seepage, and allows dirt to enter compounding the problem.
In my experience, if one seal is leaking you might as well replace both, and get new wipers while your at it. Saves time in the long run as the non-leaking seal usually lets go shortly after the first one does.
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yeah-slamming the breaks can do it. as well as too much tension and or fluid in the break lines.pot holes dont help either.Sure can. If your doing things that require that hard of braking you may want to look into aftermarket fork spring to beef up your front end some.
BS - he is likely covering for the fact that the factory seals are crappy. Bikes like yours (sport tourers) are designed to handle hard braking - you run them in the twisties and set 'em up for the corners!
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Fork seal failure is likely due to one of three things -
1. Weak/defective seals, or poor installation, overfilling.
2. Poor cleaning or riding in areas of high contamination potential like deserts, or
3. Too much time with the front end cranked down on a trailer. Depending on the fork design, keep them this way for extended periods, and they CAN weep oil.
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In the case of your bike, #2 is the most likely culprit. You might consider investing in fork protectors or gaitors so it doesn't happen again, or just clean them regularly!
ur service boy needs to go back to mechanic's school. if that was the cause of the seals goin bad, there's be a serious overload of bikes in the service bays from bikes comin in from havin to shotgun the brakes cause of grandma pullin out in front of em.
They are high pressure seals,they may have been installed upside down.They are cup seals and the more pressure they recieve the tighter they seal. You also have wiper seals above them to keep contaminates from reaching the pressure seals.Also check for any scoring on the fork tubes themselves.
not from braking
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absolutely you dont notice the front of your bike dropping down hard when you are on your front brakes stopping real fast. you are pushing your forks down with the force and weight of the whole bike and youProduction Number's And Current Value On A Mint Condition 1979 Honda CM400A Hondamatic Motorcycle?
Yeah.. like the other experienced guys above mentioned.. BS. The most common failure of a fork seal is due to dirt or debris. If it was installed correctly in the first place. Or. deterioration of the chrome forktubes from gravel, etc. It's why dirt bikes wear fork protectors to limit the amount of dirt that the tubes/seals can be exposed to. They brake and jump hard! Bottoming a 12" travel fork landing off a jump is way harder than you can brake.Do you have an older motorcycle for sale?
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