Looks like both fork seals gone - Ducati.ms

blackie · Jan 15th, 2012, 10:21 am

Well , Gaz came round today & we thought we would have a bimble out to Rivvy. Pushing the SF out i noticed a little bit of oil on the tyre. Anyway, arriving at rivvy it looks like both fork seals have gone.

WHATS THAT ALL ABOUT ?

Could the cold garage have had an effect ?. Not happy about both Ohlins seals gone.

Never had this happen like this on any Duc ive had before

3-stroke · Jan 15th, 2012, 10:48 am

I've heard it can be caused by one-handed powerslides

Seriously though, strange that it happened to both at once......have you followed a dump truck full of sand recently?

As for the cold, If temperatures where you are (lows in the mid-20's F I'm guessing?) caused it I think we'd be hearing about it a lot more.

I can see a situation where extreme cold could cause the fork tube to shrink more than the seal can compensate for, but I have no idea what the thermal properties of either the tube or the seal are so it's total conjecture.

Look at the bright side, leaking fork seals are better than leaking cases, strange engine noises, and lots of other problems we've all faced over the years!

blackie · Jan 15th, 2012, 11:08 am

Yes i know

Ah well it looks like i will be visiting our local Ohlins agent who is abount an mile away

I have heard about GSXR seals being fitted so i will bell him tomorrow & see what he says

No doubt be cheaper for me to take them off & take them loose.

whoopazz1 · Jan 15th, 2012, 11:33 am

I'm in the same boat, I think it's from the drop in temp.

Although mine hasn't been in anything lower than 15 C* in my parkade.

liebig · Jan 16th, 2012, 1:22 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie

Yes i know

Ah well it looks like i will be visiting our local Ohlins agent who is abount an mile away

I have heard about GSXR seals being fitted so i will bell him tomorrow & see what he says

No doubt be cheaper for me to take them off & take them loose.

GSXR seals. Look out for stiction!

RetroSBK · Jan 16th, 2012, 9:19 am

Actually, the showa seals are quite a bit better than the ohlins ones.. Hell the showa FORKS are a lot better than the ohlins! If you havnt ridden a BPF equipped bike, you owe it to yourself...

GSXR works fine, with the proper grease and install last much longer than ohlins ones.

Gochurush · Jan 16th, 2012, 11:28 am

mines gone too. took it to the dealer, they said the fork has 2 year warranty. so I'm getting mine fixed under warranty. waiting on the parts..... (I have 2011 w 8400 miles on it )

ltsnipe · Jan 16th, 2012, 2:50 pm

mine went at 11,000km or so, it was only the one leaking but i changed both just for shits and giggles.