I notices my left fork tube had a brownish color liquid around the black seal at the top of the lower fork leg. I wiped it off and have not scene it since. Do I have an issue that needs to go to the dealer? What color is the stock fork oil? Thanks all.

 

It could be a leaky seal, just keep a eye on it.

 

Probably just risidual fork oil. Like Whylee said keep an eye on it. If you see it again get it checked out.

 

Will do. This happened last Sunday. Wiped it off and it did not return after a 80 mile ride. Rode the bike to work today and nothing there. Just scared me since its never happened before. The bike was just in for its 1k service. Thanks all.

 

also could be grease from the the neck dripping down. sometimes looks like a blown fork seal.

 

Ya sure it wasn't bug juice?

 

Type "E" is red. Maybe you spilled your coffee?

 

Old fork oil is brown. If your bike has over 10,000 miles on it, could be fork oil.

 

Just keep a eye on it a for a while, if nothing else happens, just say "THANK YOU". =p

 

I've serviced a bunch and you see all kinds of colors. Red, Brown, Green, And even black.