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Fork Seals
ST1100:
--- Quote from: Otis on August 30, 2026, 12:03:46 PM ---Incidentally, here is a picture of the positioning of my front reflectors of which the left one catches the tank.
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Another possibility would be dinged steering limiters on frame head and/or lower triple...
Otis:
You guys are all absolutely brilliant and always enable a resolution/cause to be discovered.
The headlight alignment is spot on but I had overlooked the stops and just noticed that the RH stop lug had obviously sheered off in previous ownership. The stop lug looks like an integral part of the upper collar so I guess I will have to fabricate a replacement.
Thank you all so much for your guidance.
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: Otis on August 30, 2026, 11:14:53 AM ---I noticed that on full left lock the indicator on my fork cover just touches the fuel tank whereas on full right lock there is a good half inch of distance before reaching the tank.
Is this normal? Visually everything looks to be correct but it feels to be wrong.
Also, I noticed that the slight seepage of oil is appearing on the bottom of the rear axle holder nut on the RHS. Is this where a failed fork seal leak would likely manifest itself?
Thank you
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Look at my reply#2. If there is a fork seal leak it will leave an oily film on the chrome stanchions and when it gets bad enough the oil will run down the back of the aluminium fork slider. If there is no oil there it is not coming from the fork seal!
Oil which is only at the bottom of the fork leg is coming from the bottom fork bolt. That is an Allen bolt at the bottom of the slider and hidden by the front spindle and spindle clamp.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Don't rule out the fork leg drain bolt, it has a copper or alloy washer, easier to gat at than the bottom Allen key bolt.
Otis:
Many thanks guys for your tips and guidance and I shall check everything as per your advice. I may just replace the seals and oil anyway as I have already bought the kit.
Just going back to a point I raised earlier, I discovered that my RHS steering stop had sheered but I also noticed that next to it there is a threaded hole with nothing in it. I have attached a photo but am curious to know what it is for?
Cheers
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