Hi All, I went for a 200 mile round trip to Bala Wales yesterday with a pal of mine. When I got back I decided to give the bike a wash to get rid of the dead bugs and noticed a small oil leak from the top of the right fork. It’s not a huge amount but nevertheless it was there for me to notice. Is this serious and should I be worried. Has anybody else had this happen and how did you go about to remedy the problem. Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated. Bike is R1200 GS LC 2013.
Fork leak
- Thread starter Bahram
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This happened to my mates GS few weeks ago funnily enough in wales too
same scenario not pissing out but a deffinate leak, he put it into BMW and it was done under the extended warranty, I think he had to pay the first £50
omly took about an hour to do
Rob
same scenario not pissing out but a deffinate leak, he put it into BMW and it was done under the extended warranty, I think he had to pay the first £50
omly took about an hour to do
Rob
Often it can be caused by some grit caught in the seal
Worth trying this first
Cut an oval from the side of a large smooth lemonade / water plastic bottle about 3”x1”
Smooth off any sharp edges
Press it against the fork stanchion, and push it gently into the seal wiping right it around the stanchion.
That should clear any grit.
And if that wasn’t the problem then you’ve not lost much.
Worth trying this first
Cut an oval from the side of a large smooth lemonade / water plastic bottle about 3”x1”
Smooth off any sharp edges
Press it against the fork stanchion, and push it gently into the seal wiping right it around the stanchion.
That should clear any grit.
And if that wasn’t the problem then you’ve not lost much.
Just replaced a fork seal on a similar aged bike. Cost £20 for a pair of OEM seals and took an hour. Don’t need to remove the fork stanchion, just undo the nut at the top under to plastic cap and swivel the stanchion to one side and pull it up and out of the slider. Put a rag down the slider to catch any rust from the snap ring, then carefully hook out the dust seal, snap ring, fork seal and spacer ring. Remove the rag and reassembled with the new parts. Have look on YouTube and you will find a bloke showing how it’s done.
Alan R
Yep, good tip. Done this a couple of times. Believe it or not someone will sell you a bit of plastic on eBay to do this!!
If you are still out riding when this occures, keep in mind that the oil in the forks on the telelever bikes only serve to lubricate the internals, there is no shock function built into the forks, so an oil leak will not affect the damping..
Yep, cut the plastic to look like this
https://ghmotorcycles.co.uk/product/motion-pro-sealmate-fork-seal-cleaner/
Yep, cut the plastic to look like this
https://ghmotorcycles.co.uk/product/motion-pro-sealmate-fork-seal-cleaner/
Exact that is the one
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