I blew out my left fork seal on my bike the other day for the first time after 18k miles..im suprised. But anyways what do i need to fix it and were can i get the parts? I tried searching but the search tab is all messed up.

 

a qualified mechanic, new seals(dust and oil), fork seal driver(or old fork seal), new fork oil (a lil heavier is nice), check bushings....may need replacing (but not always), service manual is nice to have handy too

 

ehh i'll just have my freind fix it for 100 bucks haha

 

ummmm thats what the local shop here charges......

 

well he has his own shop here in bmore/dc area. Alot of the stunters go to him cause he does excellent work and hes worked on my bike many times and hasnt let me down.

 

Dont know if this would help or not since I've never done em myself but google homie and I found this

http://www.bluepoof.com/motorcycles/howto/svs_fork_oil/

 

hey thanks alot

 

NP. Good luck.

 

depending on the area.....$100 isn't that bad. I pay about $60-70, but you can walk down the road and pick up a hooker! Its the best race shop around, so thats where I take it, not just for the hookers!

the race shops around here use race specs and ignore the service manuals tho....i.e. instead of using a fork oil AMOUNT to add when changing the seals, they measure by using the fork oil LEVEL. Seems to be a lil more accurate I guess. Plus they know ways to tweak ur front end, and ways to help prevent blowing your seals again!
They hooked me up with "seal savers", basically neoprene that covers the seals and doesn't allow dirt, sand, rocks, from gettin to the seals. Seem to work pretty good, for about $190 I bought new seals, heavier fork oil (Silkolene 10W or 12W), heavier (1.1) fork springs, seal savers, and labor.......and haven't touched em in almost 18 months!