Fork Oil Leak - little help please
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Fork Oil Leak - little help please
So, I'm down at OBX bike week and I was at OBX HD when I look down and think some a$$hole has spilled a drink all over my primary. Took a closer looks and realized oil is getting pushed out of the top of my left front slider and then getting sprayed all over the side of my bike by the wind. Went inside and got a couple bottles of fork oil and asked for a new fork seal. But did I get the right thing? The piece he sold me is the black hard rubber ring with the spring embedded in it. Is there another piece I need to repair this problem?
Also, any thoughts on riding it around like this? I rode it back to the place I'm renting, wiped it down and it's now just sitting. Don't want to make a bad thing worse. Parts guy said he thought I'd be fine, just messy. But then he said "but I wouldn't ride it to California like that". So, what's the worse that could happen? A pretty good chance of rain the rest of the weekend so thinking I might just leave it parked until Sunday and get a little "Captain" in me (actually already started).
Also, any thoughts on riding it around like this? I rode it back to the place I'm renting, wiped it down and it's now just sitting. Don't want to make a bad thing worse. Parts guy said he thought I'd be fine, just messy. But then he said "but I wouldn't ride it to California like that". So, what's the worse that could happen? A pretty good chance of rain the rest of the weekend so thinking I might just leave it parked until Sunday and get a little "Captain" in me (actually already started).
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Ya he sold you the right part
As far as how much I would ride it just depends on how bad the leak is.
My buddies V-Rod just did the same thing. He rode it like that for about a week then we rode the 100 miles to the dealer he had fix it with no problems.
As far as how much I would ride it just depends on how bad the leak is.
My buddies V-Rod just did the same thing. He rode it like that for about a week then we rode the 100 miles to the dealer he had fix it with no problems.
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Not sure how to gauge how bad the leak is. It definitely leaked out more on the way back here but it appears to be, as one would imagine, when you go over bumps or dips in the road and the fork compresses, the oil that is displaced is being squeezed out the top instead of being held in. But it's not pouring out constantly. This is probably one of the cheapest fixes compared to the amount of labor/effort involved. An oil seal and 2 pints of fork oil - 20 bucks. But have to tear down the whole front end to get it done. At least I've been through it before.
To get to the HD place, there is a bridge that feels like riding a roller coaster going over it and I'm thinking that's what started it - a pretty significant dip over and over about a half second apart over a good long bridge. Almost like what a shock tester would simulate.
To get to the HD place, there is a bridge that feels like riding a roller coaster going over it and I'm thinking that's what started it - a pretty significant dip over and over about a half second apart over a good long bridge. Almost like what a shock tester would simulate.
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