Can't wait to sell my street bike!

[PhantomD AKA Zach]

I have an 88 honda VTR 250, great little (lite) bike, the previous owner rearended someone in the past and ended up destroying the fairings... well I bought used fairings on e-bay, and it ended up the headlight/fairing stay was bent too, so today I recieved a new one from ebay and it fits GREAT! so all thats left is to get the fork seals replaced (old) anyone know how much it would cost at a shop to replace them, forks are off the bike...

THEN I CAN SELL IT!:D :D (anyone want a good starter bike?:D :D )

I want an XR400 dual sport...

Zach

[Mrfreeze5]

It should be easy enough to rebuild the forks yourself. To have a shop do it I would estimate about 2hrs labor plus parts(oil and dust seals usually run 50-60 total). Get your hands on a manual for it. I bet its pretty simple. I rebuilt the forks on my 90 yamaha as my first ever maintenance project on a motorcycle and finished in under 2 hrs for both.

[PhantomD AKA Zach]

are dust seals different then the fork seals? or is that dependent on the bike?

I was just curious because I dont have much time to do it all... but I have the full service manual.. I guess I could just look at an exploded diagram to see if it has dust seals DUH!...

Zach

[Mrfreeze5]

The dust seal is usually over the oil seal. Its keeps dirt and grime from getting into the oil seal and causing a leak. Usually the dust seal is what you see looking at the fork, and the oil seal is underneath it. I recommend replacing both at the same time. Looks like the seals are sold as a set since they come up as one part number. Looks like this type of fork is a standard dampening rod setup. Pretty simple to dissassemble if you have the right tools. Seals are #20. Dust seal on top, push fit, oil seal on bottom, held on with a snap ring.

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