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Jan 27th, 2012, 12:30 pm
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Forks condoms
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Jan 27th, 2012, 12:34 pm
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Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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Same as the seal savers you can find out there and while they might keep the tubes clean, they dont guarantee you wont pop a seal. Other than keeping things clean and maybe keeping some oil off the tire/brakes in a catastrophic seal failure, I dont see much use for them... plus they look kinda funky IMO. My fear with those is having one suck into the rotor/caliper.... that would ruin your weekend...
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Jan 27th, 2012, 2:29 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HumboldtDuc
Same as the seal savers you can find out there and while they might keep the tubes clean, they dont guarantee you wont pop a seal. Other than keeping things clean and maybe keeping some oil off the tire/brakes in a catastrophic seal failure, I dont see much use for them... plus they look kinda funky IMO. My fear with those is having one suck into the rotor/caliper.... that would ruin your weekend...
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very good point about getting caught in the rotors. Have to agree that they look funky. I will surely keep the dirt seals from tearing. But I clean my fork tubes often anyway.
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2005 R1-Marchesini, Graves Full System, Custom map, Ohlins R&T, Ohlins Shock, STM Slipper, PVM 20x18, BrakeTech iron rotors, Sato rear sets.
2006 999R Xerox-Leo Vince Full System, Custom map, Brembo Masters, Sato rear sets
2007 GSXR750 Track-Ohlins 25mm cartrigdes. TTX shock, Yoshi TRC Slipon, Custom map, Woodcraft engine covers, Sato rear sets, Brembo master
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Jan 27th, 2012, 3:15 pm
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Location: OC, CA, US
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i thought about those too.. but then i looked at where the forks are "exposed"(on a 999) and they look pretty well protected from incoming debris/rocks/ect.. the front fender does a really good job of covering/guarding the forward facing part of the forks.. that and, um, they look ugly!
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03 Lightining XB9S - funky but cooler. sold.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 3:28 pm
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LT Snyder both recommends and sells them, talks about them in his updated desmo maintenance book (exc. and a must book to be sure!)
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Jan 27th, 2012, 5:27 pm
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My 748, 57000km without them and still on the original seals so I don't think I'll be bothering with them any time soon.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 5:55 pm
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Location: Pacifica, Ca, USA
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Have used them for years on my dirt bikes, muddy conditions they work (but who rides a duc in the mud?) Never had one come off into the rotors but most fork seal leaks are not due to dirt. It has to do with the inner tube pinching forward or backwards (side to side if possible I'm sure) I learned this due to my dirt bikes then going into super moto and the seals would still leak once in a while. If you wheelie and slam down or slam your brakes real real hard there is a chance of the inner tube pinching the seal witch causes a air gap then a leak. Dirt bikes you can come down just a little crocked and pinch them, but after years of replacing them they are very easy to do.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 7:58 pm
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I hear they hold moisture in :/
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Jan 27th, 2012, 8:41 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clamzo
I hear they hold moisture in :/
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Yes they do, I will wash my dirt bike a 3-4 days later you still ring them out. Now I live on the coast so it's always humid but I sure it would vary to someone that lives in a hoy area.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 10:39 pm
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Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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How will you know you have a fork leak with those installed?
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