1000rr Fork seals SUCK

[kj]

OK... UPDATE!!!!


So... I swapped out my blown set for another practically BRAND NEW set of 07' forks.

All is good for about 3 nights worth of lot riding...... stoppies just started to get good like on the last set....


BOOM....................


























nothing happened.



























not a damn thing.





























BUT MY FUCKING RIGHT SIDE SEAL DECIDED TO OPEN UP LIKE NIAGRA FALLS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


FOR NO FUCKING REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Now to be honest... I LOVE the 1krr setup. Solid, predictable.... smooth. Easy to roll with. BUT jesus fucking christ, if Im gonna have to replace seals on BRAND NEW FORKS for NO FUCKING APPARANT REASON, I'm gonna be one pissed off douche bag this summer.



FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[punishmentcycle]

that sucks...so when are we ridin?

[gsxr"d]

I just got seals done on the 07 600rr if it makes you feel better5000 kms and only the right seal went but not pissing just a tinkle. The bloke who fixed them says It was just the seals, bushings were nice and he was actually surprised I got that many k's out of em anyways. I gotta learn how to do em myself. 180 bucks for that

[kj]

Originally Posted by punishmentcycle

that sucks...so when are we ridin?

SOON MAN!!!!!!

Originally Posted by gsxr"d

I just got seals done on the 07 600rr if it makes you feel better5000 kms and only the right seal went but not pissing just a tinkle. The bloke who fixed them says It was just the seals, bushings were nice and he was actually surprised I got that many k's out of em anyways. I gotta learn how to do em myself. 180 bucks for that

so what is 5000kms? like 12k miles?

And my dealer does seals for like $300+ They'll only do them in a set of left and right (even though I only need the right side on both sets).


Fuck that... these were BRAND FUCKING NEW!!!!!! And I DO NOT MOUSETRAPP!!! Nor do I strap the hell outta my bike.

Fuck. I beat the fuck outta the f4i forks for seasons upon seasons w/ no problems... but a couple weeks and the 1krr seals blow for NO REASON!?!?!

I am not happy w/ honda right now.

[punishmentcycle]

Originally Posted by kj

SOON MAN!!!!!!



so what is 5000kms? like 12k miles?

And my dealer does seals for like $300+ They'll only do them in a set of left and right (even though I only need the right side on both sets).


Fuck that... these were BRAND FUCKING NEW!!!!!! And I DO NOT MOUSETRAPP!!! Nor do I strap the hell outta my bike.

Fuck. I beat the fuck outta the f4i forks for seasons upon seasons w/ no problems... but a couple weeks and the 1krr seals blow for NO REASON!?!?!

I am not happy w/ honda right now.

fuck the stealers...when we get up to ride i'll show you how to do them your self..it's easy once you see it done.:YEAH

[kj]

Originally Posted by punishmentcycle

fuck the stealers...when we get up to ride i'll show you how to do them your self..it's easy once you see it done.:YEAH

Fuck yea man... I would love to do em myself, but it seem's a lil intimidating.

That's an invaluable thing to know.

[punishmentcycle]

you would be surprised how simple it really is...

[sweet99F4]

Come on doode!! Aren't you the one who does those fantastic Otown dents? Fork seals are a breeze compared to that! Wish I could dent a tank thats it maybe i should bang my head on it lol

[gsxr"d]

Originally Posted by kj

Fuck yea man... I would love to do em myself, but it seem's a lil intimidating.

That's an invaluable thing to know.

Is there a sticky or pics with doing seals. I got a manual but no spring compressor tool or vice so yeh I'd love to pay 35 bucks for the seals and do em myself to! Oh yeh and 5000km's = 3500 miles ish. But I did have a coupla mousetraps

[punishmentcycle]

Originally Posted by gsxr"d

Is there a sticky or pics with doing seals. I got a manual but no spring compressor tool or vice so yeh I'd love to pay 35 bucks for the seals and do em myself to! Oh yeh and 5000km's = 3500 miles ish. But I did have a coupla mousetraps

see thats the thing... you dont need to take apart the valve stack to change seals and oil..thats only if your changing the valving or springs..KJ i got ya man...you'll never have to pay for it again once i show you how easy it is...for everybody else..when i show him if he's down, he can take step by step pics for his reference or he can post them..either way i'll look out

[kj]

Originally Posted by punishmentcycle

see thats the thing... you dont need to take apart the valve stack to change seals and oil..thats only if your changing the valving or springs..KJ i got ya man...you'll never have to pay for it again once i show you how easy it is...for everybody else..when i show him if he's down, he can take step by step pics for his reference or he can post them..either way i'll look out

10-4 good buddy... I was going to tear into them anyway just to see what's goin on in there... that'd be sick to have someone there that actually knows what they're doing.

Lets get together one of these upcoming wkends when the weather is lookin a lil better.

Lemme know when your down... or maybe me and a couple riders can take a trip down there.

[punishmentcycle]

anytime man..next weekend is looking good let me know what you have planned and we'll figure it out...pm sent with my #

[havok]

hey kj,,on yer brakes is it me or does the 1000rr master feel really soft,,,i have to have the adjuster turned all the way out ,other wise the lever will hit the bar...and theres no air in it...its weird,,

[punishmentcycle]

Originally Posted by havok

hey kj,,on yer brakes is it me or does the 1000rr master feel really soft,,,i have to have the adjuster turned all the way out ,other wise the lever will hit the bar...and theres no air in it...its weird,,

you got air somewhere...you can say you dont but you do

[havok]

Originally Posted by punishmentcycle

you got air somewhere...you can say you dont but you do

you sure man, ive bleed that shit like a virgins first time...used all the tricks...
its weird if your riding and pull it in just a touch,,,no brake,,just a touch more and wam..

[50slut]

Originally Posted by *Tanus*

from what Ive seen inverted fork seals blow way more often than conventional forks

+1 i recall dirtbikes being the same way why is that? dont really make sense, better forks but worse seals!!!!

[punishmentcycle]

Originally Posted by havok

you sure man, ive bleed that shit like a virgins first time...used all the tricks...
its weird if your riding and pull it in just a touch,,,no brake,,just a touch more and wam..

do you still have rubber lines? i have the same master and my shit is dead right...i have braided lines and rbf 600 fluid. try to crack all your banjos,then bleeders.if your still having problems try this. take both calipers off the forks and put a screw driver in between the pads.pump the master untill it closes on the screwdriver..force the pads apart as fast as you can. oh and make sure you have the res cap off..that should help...and make sure your lever is on the # 1 setting (farthest from the bar)

[punishmentcycle]

Originally Posted by 50slut

+1 i recall dirtbikes being the same way why is that? dont really make sense, better forks but worse seals!!!!

it's like this...conventional forks the fluid rests under the seal..inverted forks the fluid rest on top of the seal...the problem is one spec of dirt gets in between the tube and the seal and the fluid can just run down the tube...where as coventional the fluid has to travel up the tube.make sense?

[50slut]

Originally Posted by punishmentcycle

it's like this...conventional forks the fluid rests under the seal..inverted forks the fluid rest on top of the seal...the problem is one spec of dirt gets in between the tube and the seal and the fluid can just run down the tube...where as coventional the fluid has to travel up the tube.make sense?

yep yep duh right aint nothin an old sock n a few zip ties cant heal up!!!

[binder929rr]

Originally Posted by kj

Man I'm pissed... I love the forks w/ radial brakes and big rotors for stoppies, but if I'm gonna have to be taking my front end apart every other month for new seals I'm gonna be one unhappy, cranky ass old man bastard.


Well... at least I can put some heavier weight fluid in em now.

if you are using them for stoppies hardcore then you probably will. performance use of the front end like that you have ot keep the parts tip top shape.

and why would you use thicker fluid? it'll be way off on the valving. stock fluid breaks down super fast so the stock fluid wasn't up to par to begin with if you had more then 10 hours on them. putting a high quality fluid of the recommended weight will increase performence quite a bit over the factory fluid. i would do that before changing the viscosity and throwing off the suspension dynamics.

on any new race bike i setup the first thing i do is change the stock fluid out for quality fluid and it makes a great improvement. and when used hard, fluid only lasts 10-15 hours. it heats up and breaks down fast.