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Changing 2006 Gen 2 Fork-Oil
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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1446856" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>Note: With 46,000 miles, you <strong>may</strong> be looking at fork seals and bushings before too long. I think I did mine first at 60,000 miles or so but I probably could have extended that a bit if I had used a SealMate (or similar) when it started leaking. You might get another 5,000 or 50,000 miles before irreversible leaking but the Teflon coating on the bushings will be totally trashed long before reaching the 50K. Probably not great at your current 46,000 miles.</p><p></p><p>As Oldjeep said, removing the fork tubes is easy. Bike on centerstand. I use a 2 x 4 on a car scissor jack under the header pipes to lift the front end. Remove fender and front wheel. Three Allen pinchbolts on each side and its done. Pull forks out the bottom and be careful they don't slide and hit the garage floor.</p><p></p><p>If you do decide to go for bushings and seals, have a look at the following...</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.fjr-tips.org/maint/ForkSeal-BushingReplacement.pdf[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The one recommended by Traxxion for their setup was Maxima 125/150 Racing Fork Fluid but I am not sure how that would work for OEM cartridges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1446856, member: 19880"] Note: With 46,000 miles, you [B]may[/B] be looking at fork seals and bushings before too long. I think I did mine first at 60,000 miles or so but I probably could have extended that a bit if I had used a SealMate (or similar) when it started leaking. You might get another 5,000 or 50,000 miles before irreversible leaking but the Teflon coating on the bushings will be totally trashed long before reaching the 50K. Probably not great at your current 46,000 miles. As Oldjeep said, removing the fork tubes is easy. Bike on centerstand. I use a 2 x 4 on a car scissor jack under the header pipes to lift the front end. Remove fender and front wheel. Three Allen pinchbolts on each side and its done. Pull forks out the bottom and be careful they don't slide and hit the garage floor. If you do decide to go for bushings and seals, have a look at the following... [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.fjr-tips.org/maint/ForkSeal-BushingReplacement.pdf[/URL] The one recommended by Traxxion for their setup was Maxima 125/150 Racing Fork Fluid but I am not sure how that would work for OEM cartridges. [/QUOTE]
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