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Technical => Bike Problems/Questions => Topic started by: booxbr on December 12, 2012, 08:49:46 PM

Title: Fork Leg Seals for Honda XBR....
Post by: booxbr on December 12, 2012, 08:49:46 PM

have been told by my bike shop that there is too sizes of fork leg meaning two sizes of fork seals is this true ....??

Title: Re: Fork Leg Seals for Honda XBR....
Post by: SteveC#222 on December 12, 2012, 11:16:29 PM

As far as I know the fork assembly remained the same right through the model run.

Standard seal is 35-48-11. Refil 283cc of  either ATF or SAE10 fork oil. Seperating the fork tube/ lower leg can be a bit if a bu99er even when you've undone the lower leg bolts( :-[). A length of zinc plated scaffold tube is just the right size to use as a slide hammer to drive the new seals home. 

When you re-assemble, if you lower the front end through the yorks by 1/2 inch it quickens up the steering.


Wemoto sell the fork seals and dust seals.

http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/honda/xbr_500_h/87/picture/fork_oil_seal_pair/ (http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/honda/xbr_500_h/87/picture/fork_oil_seal_pair/)