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Reasonable price to have fork seals replaced by dealer?

dirtwiz

dirtwiz

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My 2011 C14 has both fork seals leaking at 70,000 miles. Does anyone know what a fair dealer repair cost should be? I tried the seal saver tool but it just made it worse and it is to the point where it has drips of oil on the fork legs and rims and I don't want to ruin my new brake pads. I'd rather pay for the repair than deal with a tip over in my garage. Input would be appreciated.
 
Brought my bike to a local shop in Tucson and cost $300 for new seals. Definitely made a difference.
 
Charby said:
Brought my bike to a local shop in Tucson and cost $300 for new seals. Definitely made a difference.
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Was it a dealer or an independent shop? My local dealership is super reasonable so I'm hoping for a good price. Will call them Monday.
 
You've heard this story before. Learn how to replace the seals yourself and with all the money you'll save, buy a nice bottle of Scotch for a job-well-done!
 
If you haven't done it already, you should try giving the seals a good cleaning. You may just have a accumulation of dirt and bugs stuck to the seals after 10 years. I use this seal doctor tool from RISK racing, cleans the oil seal and dust wiper seal. For $25 bucks it could save you a trip to the dealer and lots of money. If it doesn't, you just added another very handy tool to your motorcycle tool box.

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Seal Doctor - Fix Leaky Fork Seals In Seconds!

The Risk Racing Seal Doctor fixes leaky fork seals in seconds. Lower the dust seal & snap the Seal Doctor on your fork tube. Insert it into the leaky seal & twist. The design of the Seal Doctor pulls the dirt and debris causing the leak and pulls it out of the suspension. Save time & money over...
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70,000 miles on those forks and that fork oil is done. IMHO time to send them to Race Tech or Traxxion for a complete rebuild. It will be well worth the $$$$.
 
$190 at Arnies in Murrieta California... brought them in and they did the rest for my 1400 Concours. I told him I did my own with my Gen 1 Busa.... He asked me why I didn't do them myself? I explained that after looking at the shop manual I thought it was better to have them do it.

Its been a few years since I did my Busa seals... as I recall it wasn't hard and they have held up fine since then...
 
Good tips you guys. I did use the seal tool and I think that made it worse. I talked to my dealership yesterday and for them to remove forks, totally disassemble and clean and flush everything is $189 labor (2 hours) plus about $40 for seals and fluid. Ride in and ride out works for me. When I die I'm pretty sure I will have $250 left over (that's how I justify everything). I was nervous about stories of people having trouble getting bolts out. I just don't need the hassle and I have done everything on my bikes for over 50 years with the exception of a valve adjust on this bike which Fred Harmon did. I'm 68 and I can afford it. Thanks for your input on this.
 
iarthur9337 said:
70,000 miles on those forks and that fork oil is done. IMHO time to send them to Race Tech or Traxxion for a complete rebuild. It will be well worth the $$$$.
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Agree on the oil after wiping it off it looked like tar so I know it is shot. If I had a suspension shop local to me I would rather do that but I would have to go 125 miles to Las Vegas and the best shop down there is still closed due to Covid. Just a lot easier to have it done locally and they are always reasonable in my opinion. I will probly put 100K on this bike then look for another one.
 
TireguyfromMA said:
If you haven't done it already, you should try giving the seals a good cleaning. You may just have a accumulation of dirt and bugs stuck to the seals after 10 years. I use this seal doctor tool from RISK racing, cleans the oil seal and dust wiper seal. For $25 bucks it could save you a trip to the dealer and lots of money. If it doesn't, you just added another very handy tool to your motorcycle tool box.

riskracing.com

Seal Doctor - Fix Leaky Fork Seals In Seconds!

The Risk Racing Seal Doctor fixes leaky fork seals in seconds. Lower the dust seal & snap the Seal Doctor on your fork tube. Insert it into the leaky seal & twist. The design of the Seal Doctor pulls the dirt and debris causing the leak and pulls it out of the suspension. Save time & money over...
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Did you get the small or large?
 
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