I noticed a dribble of fork oil all over the bottom of the forks the other day when out and about, and resigned myself to the fact that the bike needed new fork seals. Some googling later, and it looked like there could have just been some crap under the dust cover.
So, I ordered one of these off Amazon - https://riskracing.com/pages/seal-doctor
Slip the dust cover down, clip the seal doctor on, get it under the oil seal (don’t panic when some oil dribbles down the forks!) and turn 360 degrees. I was surprised at the amount of debris that came out.
While I was at it, I did the other side, without sliding the dust cover down, but there was a fair bit of debris in that side too.
I then went for a test ride, with lots of heavy braking. Stopped after 10 minutes and there was another small dribble. I wiped that off, carried on for 20 minutes, then checked again when I got home, and the forks were bone dry.
Hopefully that’s the issue sorted, so for the sake of £20 and less than 5 minutes work, it was money well spent. I know there are cheaper options, but if you’re crap at anything mechanical, like me, this is a good investment.
So, I ordered one of these off Amazon - https://riskracing.com/pages/seal-doctor
Slip the dust cover down, clip the seal doctor on, get it under the oil seal (don’t panic when some oil dribbles down the forks!) and turn 360 degrees. I was surprised at the amount of debris that came out.
While I was at it, I did the other side, without sliding the dust cover down, but there was a fair bit of debris in that side too.
I then went for a test ride, with lots of heavy braking. Stopped after 10 minutes and there was another small dribble. I wiped that off, carried on for 20 minutes, then checked again when I got home, and the forks were bone dry.
Hopefully that’s the issue sorted, so for the sake of £20 and less than 5 minutes work, it was money well spent. I know there are cheaper options, but if you’re crap at anything mechanical, like me, this is a good investment.
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