Posted by Gene Cash on April 12, 2007, 8:05 am
> Last time I thought about replacing fork seals, I asked the parts guy
> at the Screwzuki $teaker$hip if he had Leak Proof fork seals on hand.
>
> He didn't have them, so I postponed the replacement.
I tried them on my RZ-350 and my VF750S Sabre. They worked, and yes,
they were easier to install, which is why I became interested in them.
They never leaked and they never came back out, so I guess that would be
a positive sign. I was worried if they were that easy to install, then
they might be easy to blow out.
However, after all my leaky seal problems is when I started using fork
gaiters, so that may also have helped things not leak.
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Posted by Gene Cash on April 12, 2007, 8:30 am
> http://www.motohaus.com/html/seals/leakproof%20intro.htm
http://www.motohaus.com/html/seals/road%20listings/suzuki%20road.htm
Wow. Do they really have nothing newer than 1998?
I looked at the Honda listing too.
Maybe this is why your dealer doesn't stock them?
Obviously this makes "Leak Proof Seals manufacturers fork seals for
virtually every motorcycle made!" total bullshit.
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Posted by Albrecht on April 12, 2007, 11:16 am
> >http://www.motohaus.com/html/seals/leakproof%20intro.htm
> http://www.motohaus.com/html/seals/road%20listings/suzuki%20road.htm
> Wow. Do they really have nothing newer than 1998?
I dunno. Maybe?
www.motohaus.com may not be Leak Proof's own website. Motohaus.com
also hosted an overly-active motorcycle e-mail group that I once
subscribed to. I used to delete 300 unread e-mails from them every
day.
Leak Proof seals were listed in the 2006 Tucker Rocky catalog.
Posted by Wudsracer on April 13, 2007, 1:30 am
>Last time I thought about replacing fork seals, I asked the parts guy
>at the Screwzuki $teaker$hip if he had Leak Proof fork seals on hand.
>He didn't have them, so I postponed the replacement.
>This is what Leak Proof claims:
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I've had bad results from leakproof seals, both in dirt bikes (tried
several times on various dirt bikes from early '80s to 2000 models)
and street bikes (late '80s.) Leakproof seals have invariably
started leaking earlier than the more "conventional" fork seals.
They were all installed correctly.
The best, and longest lasting, fork seals that I have used are the
Japanese NOK fork seals. They are generally more expensive, but well
worth it.
If they are not available for your bike, you might try the
inexpensive K&S fork seals. I have had pretty good service out of
them; but not nearly the same service as from NOK seals.
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
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> at the Screwzuki $teaker$hip if he had Leak Proof fork seals on hand.
>
> He didn't have them, so I postponed the replacement.