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Offline DomP

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Fork seals
« on: February 16, 2024, 07:57:28 PM »
I'm soon going to be giving my 550f forks a total overhaul, I'm intending losing the gaiters for non f1 seals and dust caps and have looked at pyramid parts and All Balls, are they near the same product or is one better than the other?  I've read some have improved oil seals.

I'd like to fit emulators having used them in my sv650 in the past, anyone tried them on a 550?
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2024, 09:36:04 PM »
It looks like pyramid do two oil seal depths 12 and 14mm.
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2024, 10:55:12 PM »
On the 500 I fitted the deeper seals from pyramid, Ken advised me what dust seals fitted as I do not like the gaiters either.
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2024, 05:53:04 AM »
Chances of adding a dust seal on top?
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2024, 07:56:52 AM »
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 16, 2024, 10:55:12 PM
On the 500 I fitted the deeper seals from pyramid, Ken advised me what dust seals fitted as I do not like the gaiters either.

Yeah I'm not a fan of gaiters either purely from an aesthetic point of view.  I presume any 550 dust seal fits as the fork leg must be the same part on both bikes.
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2024, 10:38:08 AM »
500 twin as well
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2024, 12:12:50 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2024, 12:40:01 PM »
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2024, 12:46:18 PM »
I love gaiters. In spite of over 140.000 kms, they are still as new and so far I did not have to replace any seal yet.
Gaiters are for men, shiny legs are for sissies who shave their legs. Sorry, just another opinion. ;)
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2024, 01:07:35 PM »
Each for their own particular style - sock suspenders used to be fashionable in the UK.😁😁😁
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2024, 02:52:14 PM »
No gaiters for me! Always liked bare legs!😜
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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2024, 04:04:09 PM »
Quote from: Johnny4428 on February 17, 2024, 02:52:14 PM
No gaiters for me! Always liked bare legs!😜

I always liked my Secondary School days when Girls wore suspenders as tights had not been invented back in 1959.

I used fork seals FS-032 from Pyramid Parts 35 x 48 x 13/14.5 mm when I fitted the ones from DS they were not deep enough plus they moved up & down in the slack.


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Re: Fork seals
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2024, 04:23:08 PM »
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 17, 2024, 04:04:09 PM
Quote from: Johnny4428 on February 17, 2024, 02:52:14 PM
No gaiters for me! Always liked bare legs!😜

Thanks Ted!

I always liked my Secondary School days when Girls wore suspenders as tights had not been invented back in 1959.

I used fork seals FS-032 from Pyramid Parts 35 x 48 x 13/14.5 mm when I fitted the ones from DS they were not deep enough plus they moved up & down in the slack.
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