does anyone know how or if its easy to fix leaking forks??.. bought some for my 1krr at a great deal but they started leaking now..

 

easy if youre not a beginner at working on cars/bikes. just buy the rebuild kit and its pretty much self explainatory.

 

where can i get the kit at? i tried looking for it online..i cant find it..

 

just go buy oem seals from the dealer, those r the toughest anyways

 

i already have the seals. but just not sure if its smart to try do it myself. im pretty good with working on cars n fixing stuff.

 

its fairly easy with a little common sense.
elevate the front.
remove tire/calipers/fender
before removing the forks from the trip.tree loosen the top cap.
remove the forks from the trip tree
there is an allen head screw in the bottom of the fork leg (8mm) remove it fluid will come out. cycle the fork tube a couple time to get most of the fluid out.
pop the dust cap up and remove the retainer clip
seperate the fork tubes by pulling against each other. it might take 3 or 4 jerks to get the seal to break loose.
once apart clean the tubes and work the dampener rod to get all the old fluid out.

re assemble use a seal driver to put the new seals in or cut one old seal so it can be removed and use it on top of the new seal

before putting the forks back into the trip tree losen the top cap the rest of the way and use a ratio rite mixing cup to mesure the fluid to put in each leg pour it in from the top. put bike back together

the 04-05 is 466 ml per fork of pro honda ss-55. or a comparable oil
i think ss-55 is 15 wt oil but im not sure

 

For $35, you can buy a manual with photos on each step of the process. Plus, it has everything else you could possibly do to the 1000rr. if you are interested, pm me and I'll give you the name and email of a contact that can send you the book in 2-3 days after payment via paypal. Well worth the $35 for a complete shop manual for the 1000rr. Otherwise you can download the PDF but it kinda sucks muckin up the laptop while flipping thru the pages of the pdf while working on stuff on the bike. The actual manual is much less expensive to gunk up!

 

i just print the few pages and take them to the garage

 

youtube it rockey mountain atv has a video step by step to rebuild cartridge type forks it really is not all that hard.