dubster
Registered user
Hi Gents,
My 1150GS had a small weep from the RHS fork which has caused it to fail MOT last week.
The fault was labelled as "Major defect - Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Front [5.3.2(b)]"
The fork has always had some issue with this (tried changing seal last year but problem continued] and its never really bothered me as there really isn't much oil escaping and I had understood the forks' only function was to slide rather than actually absorb shock. Last year it was noted as an advisory.
What I am wondering then is:
1. are the forks actually 'shock absorbers' given the telelever setup of the GS?
2. has the tester correctly labelled this a 'major fault' worthy of an outright fail?
Would appreciate any input from the collective
My 1150GS had a small weep from the RHS fork which has caused it to fail MOT last week.
The fault was labelled as "Major defect - Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Front [5.3.2(b)]"
The fork has always had some issue with this (tried changing seal last year but problem continued] and its never really bothered me as there really isn't much oil escaping and I had understood the forks' only function was to slide rather than actually absorb shock. Last year it was noted as an advisory.
What I am wondering then is:
1. are the forks actually 'shock absorbers' given the telelever setup of the GS?
2. has the tester correctly labelled this a 'major fault' worthy of an outright fail?
Would appreciate any input from the collective