Motorcycles! What would or do you own?

[Covi]

I'd love to take the Gas Gas for a spin!

[Oneday]

2002 fatboy

[Covi]

I rode yesterday with my riding partner (last ride of season). As I was loading my bike (Yamaha WR 250 F) I noticed an extreme amount of fork oil leaking from the right fork. I also noticed just a wee bit on the left fork leg.

I'm thinking I have two blown fork seals. I'm so not happy about this as I will admit my mechanical skills on the bike (by choice) involve simple part replacements, oil changes, filters, and the easy stuff. I concentrate on just riding the bugger not fixing it. Knock on wood I have been problem free. Anyone out there think they can convince me that I can do the seals? I check out a couple youtube vids on how to. It doesn't look to bad but I hate to mess it up along with my riding?

What good is a post without pics? Even if all of them are not of the topic?

1. color combos of the 85' (mint brochure)
2. son floating his life away
3. camping steaks and loins
4. rough day skiing. buddies daughter first time up
5. The bike I'm talking about
6. montreal fine fare!

[Latin Flyer]

I have the same bike and same mechanical skills.
Here is my convincing: load it on the truck, take to a mechaninc that will have it done on no more than 3 hours, wich is less time that it will take you to do that bbq, get it back, and go ride!
Sorry guys, i know a lot of you have a lot of mechanical skills, but for us that do not, it,s all chinese when we start pulling s@$&&@ apart and the we have extra parts!!!

[mxhideout]

There's a chance your seals are just dirty and need to be cleaned. Just take a strip of film negative if you have any, and try to clean out anything that might be between the seal and fork tube. I recently did it on one of my bikes and it stopped leaking! If it's a torn seal, then unfortunately this won't help much.

[Covi]

Originally Posted by Latin Flyer

I have the same bike and same mechanical skills.
Here is my convincing: load it on the truck, take to a mechaninc that will have it done on no more than 3 hours, wich is less time that it will take you to do that bbq, get it back, and go ride!
Sorry guys, i know a lot of you have a lot of mechanical skills, but for us that do not, it,s all chinese when we start pulling s@$&&@ apart and the we have extra parts!!!

LF-

That was the type of convincing I need. I thought that might be the right approach! Oh and that's japanese not chinese lol!

My riding buddies have nick named my bike chopstick!

[Covi]

Originally Posted by mxhideout

There's a chance your seals are just dirty and need to be cleaned. Just take a strip of film negative if you have any, and try to clean out anything that might be between the seal and fork tube. I recently did it on one of my bikes and it stopped leaking! If it's a torn seal, then unfortunately this won't help much.

MX-

I have actually heard of this before. Now that's something I can do. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Latin Flyer]

Covi, now you are going to spend 5 hours looking for a negative!!!!!! Where do you even find those!

[Covi]

Originally Posted by Latin Flyer

Covi, now you are going to spend 5 hours looking for a negative!!!!!! Where do you even find those!

That made me really laugh! You're right.

[Cguse13]

Here is my current bike it's 07 vrod only bike have bought brand new