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My newly acquired muscle has exhibited some leaking form the right fork. Not from any of the short rides I've had but both times it's been trailered. At the very least I need to service the forks and check whether there are any other problems lurking.
From what I've read I have to completely disassemble the forks to set the fluid level correctly. If that's the case I'll replace the seals and I'm looking at what upgrades I can accomplish at the same time.
So that's the back story. The bike has just shy of 18k miles so replacing fork seals seems a tad early. Has anyone else run into this or have any thoughts on what to check that might be causing the problem if it isn't the seal?
Any recommendations of fork oil, type, viscosity etc?
And as far as upgrades I don't think a full cartridge system is in the budget any time soon. I've seen several comments about racetech valves and a variety of springs so I'm re-reading those threads but looking for suggestions at the same time.
Any help will be appreciated.
From what I've read I have to completely disassemble the forks to set the fluid level correctly. If that's the case I'll replace the seals and I'm looking at what upgrades I can accomplish at the same time.
So that's the back story. The bike has just shy of 18k miles so replacing fork seals seems a tad early. Has anyone else run into this or have any thoughts on what to check that might be causing the problem if it isn't the seal?
Any recommendations of fork oil, type, viscosity etc?
And as far as upgrades I don't think a full cartridge system is in the budget any time soon. I've seen several comments about racetech valves and a variety of springs so I'm re-reading those threads but looking for suggestions at the same time.
Any help will be appreciated.