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May 29th, 2010, 6:54 pm
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Location: San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico
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Front forks leaked the juice out...
Both forks have been leaking oil for about a month now, the dealer says this is a common problem on non-S Hypers. They are getting the seals to fix them under warranty ( for over a month now ), I guess by kayak, directly from Ducati factory. 
The forks have leaked so much that I did not see any oil in the oil level indicator next to the rear brake lever, so I got fork oil ( took three quarts ) and filled the reservoir to the high mark.
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May 29th, 2010, 7:26 pm
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HUH?! 
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May 29th, 2010, 8:16 pm
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Monsterfan, I was stationed in VB, Va from 1987 to 1993, in NAS Oceana, and did a few Med Cruises onboard the T.R. ( CVN-71 ), are you in the NAVY ?
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08 Hyper
05 KLR650
99 Monster 750
04 KLR650
01 Ducati 900SS
85 Suzuki 700ES
89 Ninja 250
87 Honda Rebel 450
86 Honda Interceptor 500
84 Yamaha TriZ ( street legal )
77 Yamaha Enduro 400
73 Suzuki TC100
*various dirt and road bikes not street legal
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May 29th, 2010, 8:50 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnymotocros
Both forks have been leaking oil for about a month now, the dealer says this is a common problem on non-S Hypers. They are getting the seals to fix them under warranty ( for over a month now ), I guess by kayak, directly from Ducati factory.
The forks have leaked so much that I did not see any oil in the oil level indicator next to the rear brake lever, so I got fork oil ( took three quarts ) and filled the reservoir to the high mark. |
 Your dicking around right? No-ones that stupid, surely...
Last edited by Tard; May 29th, 2010 at 8:58 pm.
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May 29th, 2010, 9:05 pm
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Location: Wanaka, , New Zealand
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnymotocros
Both forks have been leaking oil for about a month now, the dealer says this is a common problem on non-S Hypers. They are getting the seals to fix them under warranty ( for over a month now ), I guess by kayak, directly from Ducati factory.
The forks have leaked so much that I did not see any oil in the oil level indicator next to the rear brake lever, so I got fork oil ( took three quarts ) and filled the reservoir to the high mark. |
Get out of the sun Mate, I think its getting to ya
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May 29th, 2010, 9:21 pm
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Are joking??? Bet it runs a whole lot better now huh 
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May 30th, 2010, 12:11 am
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That's the wrong reservoir that one is for the exhaust flapper valve. You need to pull the plastics lift the tank and fill up the void space where the air filter sits.
Out!
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Last edited by AXE; May 30th, 2010 at 12:17 am.
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May 30th, 2010, 12:16 am
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Duc ... Duc ... GOOSE!
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Have you checked the sugar level in your tank lately?
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May 30th, 2010, 2:54 am
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someone will be laughing at the end of this thread. it will either be us at what mess the OP has made of his bike-engine-etc. or it will be OP who will have succeeded in fomenting some hilariously confused responses.
either way... pass the popcorn.
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May 30th, 2010, 3:22 am
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Maybe he's just playing the Gixxer.com game but instead of putting in some NOS, he's filling fork tube reservoirs....
Sad part is, I was hoping it was a legit post as I just noticed that my forks were leaking with only 1300 miles on the bike. I hate my dealer, but maybe it's time for a visit.
Dave
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