Finaly. Those who busted theirs, was it stoppies, wheelies or fork oil too thick?

 

its from slaming down wheelies..

 

like hc's almost going over and grabbing a handfull of clutch....(pre-hb)

 

like +20 gearing and hitting 1st gear rev limiter in a HC

 

honda fork seals are well strong though.. I've slammed down a fair few wheelies whilst learning slow stuff ... sometimes when it comes up a bit higher than expected and ya give it a bit too much back brake and the front comes down with a bang but despite that my seals are still FINE.. top job to Honda :YEAH

 

mine lasted for ever just doing faster stuff on the street, but as soon as I started learning slow stuff they blew...the sv is a heavy *** bike to slam wheelies down on..I used to have a honda and those forks seals held up like a champ..

 

Engine off coasters arnt the best for em either

 

hahaha, I Havent gotten that far yet. But you're right, I'm Still Learnin'

 

hahaha, I Havent gotten that far yet. But you're right, I'm Still Learnin'

 

i tied my bike down too tight in a trailer and blew mine. but they were probably half gone to begin with

 

I just replaced mine for the first time on my '99 F4. has over 40k on the bike. Nothing slow really, mostly highway wheelies but a few hard slams, 2 loops and a couple lost controls for various reasons, at 45mph or higher. Honda's are beasts.

Oh yeah, and i only had to replace one side. the other i just had to top off with fluid. It will go sooner than later, but hey, if it aint broke yet, dont fix it.

 

if ur doing engine off coasters u obviously can turn the bike back on n clutch outta it. and i go through 20+ stalls a hour when im riding learning these circles n my R6 fork seals are rockin solid still. i stiffend my preload though and they are good stalls, good enough for my front fender to hit the bottom of my front cowl.

 

chop chop chop

just abuse

 

can you do these? if you can then you woudl know that it doesnt always go as planned

 

i think when the rubber starts to crack they leak.. cause im 330 and i gorilla scrape and mouse trape hard to the bone cause im learning...

most likely if you leave your bike outside and the rubber gets to the emelents that can be a major reason.. i change fork seals in my boys shop all the time.. i changed the seals on a gixx today and im changing the ones on my f4i tomorrow in most of the cases the rubber has cracked cause it was old or prematured.. but thats my 2 cents.. and obviously you can blow them from thick fork oil or slamming down like a fat ***** at a buffet.. thats commen sence..

 

i just turn the switch back on and let it push start its self while im in the coaster. j/k but i'd thought that if u were doing coasters and shutting the bike off it'd be easy to kick it back on, sorry.

 

its not crazy difficult but you know how it is theres always one that will get away from ya, give it a shot sometime

 

I don't care much for coasters right now. but i got hella sit down engine brake coasters on lock !

 

wheelies.....and then i didnt get it fixed right away so the forks went kaput.....no bueno.....
what are brakes???

 

i let my fat *** friend ride and he brought it back with busted seals, 00 f4