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Will changing fork oil stop the leaking?
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<blockquote data-quote="Snudge" data-source="post: 1356751" data-attributes="member: 88814"><p>You are well overdue a fork oil change when getting on for 40000 miles, I know Yamaha don't list it as a service item, but my fork oil is changed at every 2nd front tyre change, about 16000 miles, and to be honest, if I wasn't such a lazy SOB, it would be done every 10000 miles. The difference is noticeable. My forks were upgraded at 30000 miles by Maxton, here in UK, and required two new bushes and the seals were replaced although they hadn't failed, and I intend to change the fork oil in future at every front tyre change. I know it is a PITA doing a fork oil change, why Yamaha couldn't have made the forks with a drain plug puzzles me, because the fork oil that has a service life of 10000 miles without degradation has yet to be produced.</p><p></p><p>One other thing, I have searched for, but been unable to find, fork gaiters to fit an fjr, I realise gaiters are not fashionable but when fitted, fork seals will last forever,..., well, nowt lasts forever, but they will last a whole lot longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snudge, post: 1356751, member: 88814"] You are well overdue a fork oil change when getting on for 40000 miles, I know Yamaha don't list it as a service item, but my fork oil is changed at every 2nd front tyre change, about 16000 miles, and to be honest, if I wasn't such a lazy SOB, it would be done every 10000 miles. The difference is noticeable. My forks were upgraded at 30000 miles by Maxton, here in UK, and required two new bushes and the seals were replaced although they hadn't failed, and I intend to change the fork oil in future at every front tyre change. I know it is a PITA doing a fork oil change, why Yamaha couldn't have made the forks with a drain plug puzzles me, because the fork oil that has a service life of 10000 miles without degradation has yet to be produced. One other thing, I have searched for, but been unable to find, fork gaiters to fit an fjr, I realise gaiters are not fashionable but when fitted, fork seals will last forever,..., well, nowt lasts forever, but they will last a whole lot longer. [/QUOTE]
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