i blew a fork seal, but dont have time to fix it right away. would it be that harmful if i rode the bike for a day or two with a blown seal?? thanks

 

yes you will leak oil all over your fork.. can get on tire and cause front tire to slip out.. take it in.. or make time if u want to ride

 

your ride will become stiff as hell and the bike will sway toward one sideconstantly.
i recommend not to ride it, but getting it fixed is pricey. most people on these forums like the f4i and the RR say its an easy but long process.i cant say that it will be easy for sure since i have never done it.good luck

 

i would fix it asap

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_9906_fork_seals/

 

only 2 or 3 hundred bucks thats not too much for something that important is it??

 

dont know about you guys but i work to damn much to worry about coming homeanddiving into some forkseals ill gladly let my local shop take the hassleoff my hands and not worry about it

 

By "blown" seal do you mean ther is a pool of fork oil on the floor under you fork, or is the seal leakingoil on the fork / bodywork? If it is leaking you have been riding on it for a bit. Yes it is a big deal and all but as long as you have oil in the fork and you are just leaking on the fork tube, you are not going to harm anythig with a few more miles. Make sure there is no visible damage to the fork that may have damaged the seal in the first place.I live in so cal and it cost me something around $220.00 to have both seals replaced. I would advise to fix it asap but if you find oil on your fork tube in the middle of a sunday ride, I would not call for a truck to pick me up if you follow....

 

i just pulled my forks off and took them to the shop to have the seals replaced.. it takes about an hour to take the forks off and the price lowers from 250 to 90 bucks...

 

good idea, do have the work... save alot of money.. good thiking

 

so..is there a step by step how to diy?? My right seal is leakin..kinda.. I did a search..a half assed search mind you.thought Id ask anyways..holla!!