Does anybody know of a mechanic or shop that can replace motorcycle fork seals? Apex in Colorado Springs quoted me at $300 and that's way out of my price range right now.
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Does anybody know of a mechanic or shop that can replace motorcycle fork seals? Apex in Colorado Springs quoted me at $300 and that's way out of my price range right now.
You can do it. It's not that bad. I will highly recommend you borrow or buy a seal driver though.
or a piece of pvc pipe. its a real easy job
I kind of agree here, I watched a guy do it on my old motorcycle about 4yrs ago and it didn't seam that difficult, IF you have the seal driver though.
With that said, contact TFOGGER (who is currently bed-ridden due to his motorcycle accident but maybe his shop can still help or at the very least give you a quote).
Yes I would also recommend T-Fog though its a far drive for you.
Forks are a big deal, I would get it done by someone that knows what they are doing. Not worth saving a few bucks, its you life and your life is worth more then $300 . Just open the wallet lol.....but who am I..lol
My daughter races and we use Pro Action in Loveland. Mark is a great guy and really reasonable in price look him up.
PM incoming...
hardest is getting the oil level right, can be done though...
Member "tfogger" has a moto shop. If you want a pro to do it, keep it in the family. They do good work at fair prices too!
Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Knowing what MC and style of forks would help. Some are very easy to replace, others the cost of the "speciality" tools are not worth the investment. IF you have never done them before there's a motto which says.
How Much and How Long
Take it somewhere. Mark at pro motion is great. While you are I there spend the little extra to tune your suspension to your weight and riding style. Best thing you can do to a bike IMO. Night and day difference
Did my own with a screwdriver and some sockets and ratchets, worked out fine for years. Then again, I don't own a Harley :P ... just taking a guess there, lmao.
Just rebuilt the forks on mine a few weeks ago but it's a real simple setup. I agree with Jim; details on the make/model would help.
i have done it on many bikes. From brand new harleys to dirt bikes. Why brand new Harley? To switch to chrome lowers and lower the bike at the same time. It isnt rocket science. If you have a manual, and are capable of attention to detail, its no trouble.
unless you are running a fairing like a batwing or shark nose. then its still not a problem, but it takes a lot longer to remove it all.
I've changed the seals in my Shark and my wife's Heritage, they're not hard at all. If its a Harley, they're simple, just get a shop manual. If you ride a sport bike or other metric with inverted forks.... that can be considerably more of a challenge.
One word of advice, if you remove the forks from the bike (whatever it is) and take the individual fork tubes to a shop the price for seal replacement is "usually" CONSIDERABLY cheaper. Most of the labor is in removing and re-installing the forks. Not the install of the seals. That will usually save you a bundle.
Not sure where the Harley idea came into this. I would never ride an Oily Davidson! [Coffee] I ride a Yamaha FZ6R. I prefer not to do the seals myself because I have very few tools here and even less time on my hands.
I 2nd T-fog, Those guys are great and if it is indeed tfogger, even better. Before I sold my last bike, I had them do 100% of the work I didn;'t do myself. Nice guys, good proces and outstanding work! So far have not needed them for the quads but I will someday.
I have an 07 Yamaha R6 and just brought it in to the shop when mine needed to be replaced last year. I could certainly find out how, but I don't have the right tools to do it plus I'm not a mechanic so I brought it into a local shop. It was a bit pricey, but I don't remember it being anywhere close to 3 bills. I'd call around to different shops for better pricing.