if i ride with busted fork seals?..anyone?

 

You obviouslly won't be able to roll anything on the front, but other than that.....nothing. It'll just feel like you're riding a pogo stick. Honestly, they are quite easy to change.....couple hour job, tops.

 

cool thats what i thought, i'd do'em myself if i knew how..is there a thread on how to do it?

 

I just used my service manual, not sure about a thread. If you get your hands on a manual, it'll be step by step. If you plan on stuntin that bike for any length of time, a manual would be a good investment...02 cents.

 

thats a good idea..id rather do the work myself than take it to a shop anyday.

 

Keep checking your front brakes and tire to make sure there's no oil dripping onto them. Wouldn't want to come down from a wheelie then when you try to stop your tire locks up or your brakes don't work at all.

 

running your forks with no oil will ruin your forks , there are bushings inside the forks that the chrome tube slide up and down in and with no lubrication the bushings will get worn very quickly ..

there is also a chance that the smooth finish on the chrome tube will be damaged meaning they will not seal even with new seals...

 

True.....but it takes a LONG time of running w/ blown seals till there is no oil. I beat my TTR-125 for a year w/ blown seals, thinking there was no way there was any oil left.......to my suprise, 2/3 of the original quantity was still there. No damage whatsoever to bushings or the chrome tube. Not promoting riding w/ blown seals or anything, just throwing out my experience.

 

but how often did you tip your forks upside down on your dirt bike ?

a nice slow wheelie lets alot of fluid flow to the top of the fork and then when you put it down , well you get what im saying ..lol

 

Ha ha.....my TTR spends 99.8% of the time at or passed BP, so I'ld have to say VERY often. I throw it back passed BP from the top of 1st, and slow it down to almost a stall atleast 10 or 15 times every ride, along w/ lots of slow, barely above idle stuff. You are correct, though, Rog........ultimately.....riding w/ blown seals will cause more wear and tear.........just maybe not as much as one may think...lol.

 

point taken ..lol

 

you could die

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technically he could ! forks that are low on fluid don't dampen well , hard braking on a bumpy road could cause the tire to wash out easily...

 

A little far fetched......but......VERY true!

 

He wanted to know the worst

Changing fork seals is easy...

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yer gonna get grooves in your forks from little rocks and **** sticking to the fluid and your brake pads wont work as well after a while....just tie rags around them and call it good

 

I have a 06 600rr and I brought them in yesterday. I did a show on monday and flouit was everywhere. I even tied a rag on it. the inverted forks just let gravity do the work.

 

+ 1 on the dying part. leaking oil on the rotors is BAD...

 

+2

 

Just get em replaced. I'm sure someoone there knows how to change fork seals