Front shock bed seal?

[Greg Berger]

OK I’ll check it out thanks very much!🏍

🎹 Greg 

> On Jun 6, 2021, at 10:09 AM, Gregory Wright <gregswright59 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Easy Fix. Buy the seal watch the video. Takes less than 30 minutes. Done it a couple of times for friends.  Or do as Don says, take it to Mikes.
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> From: Greg Berger
> Sent: Sunday, June 6, 2021 12:36 AM
> To: Don Eilenberger
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> Thanks for the detailed response Don I appreciate it I will look into these things. I will talk to Mike as well as he is done work on the bike several times before.
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> On Jun 5, 2021, at 10:21 PM, Don Eilenberger <deilenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Greg,
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> It's not a shock - you have a telelever front end and that is simply a fork tube and slider (aka fork-leg) with a bit of oil in it to lubricate it as it moves. The shock is between the two fork legs and does the damping and springing work - the fork-leg has nothing but air and a bit of oil in it.
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> That does look like a decent leak. There are tricks that you can use sometimes to save replacing the seal (involving a piece of 35mm film stock, or a specially made plastic piece that slides between the seal and the fork tube and clean out anything that might be caught in the seal.)  Sometimes the seal does need replacing - and it isn't a huge job - but if you've never done one (I'm guessing) you might want to take it to Mike and have him do it.
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> I wouldn't worry about riding it over to Mike - you won't damage anything - just clean off the oil, and if you really want to keep  oil from blowing back on your leg, tie an old rag around the top of the fork slider (the bottom part) so it catches the oil.
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> HTH,
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> Don
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> On 6/5/2021 9:49 PM, Greg Berger wrote:
> I noticed my front left shock on my 2004 1150 RT is leaking something.  maybe a blown seal in the shock absorber.  if anybody has any ideas please let me know thank you
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> On Jun 5, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Don Eilenberger <deilenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
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> https://rollingphysicsproblem.wordpress.com/2021/06/05/relativistic-rubber-band/
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> From my friend Greg - more musings on a Zero..
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