fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

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fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by pwmotorsports » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:12 pm

so thoughts should i get gen yammy seals or cheap and cheerfull ones? heard lot of differing views on this in the past......

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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by Mincehead » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:37 pm

M&P direct generic, used them for years and no problems whatsoever :wink: :

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo.aspx ... Fork-Seals
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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by M.V. » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:57 am

Pyramid Parts on ebay, less than $20 from memory, 8 months or so on, no problems!

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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by cobbadiggabuddyblooo » Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:28 am

yer i got some of their rear brake pads as the originals had done 100,000km's and only use them when stopped at the lights anyhow. Wonder how well their front pads hold up(and last) under stress..
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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by M.V. » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:56 am

I'm running front & back pads from Pyramid Parts at the moment, no complaints here.

$15 a caliper from memory, so the price is right! I do want to try out some EBC's or Vesrah pads if I can find some to fit, just to see what the difference is.

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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by pwmotorsports » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:32 am

what about the Leak Proof Fork Seals?

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Post by M.V. » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:44 am

Haven't seen them, have you got a link?

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Post by bobtrx » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:01 am

Your a funny man pwmotorsports would the seals be as tight as a fish's arse
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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

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Re: fork seals to get yamaha or generic ?

Post by DOBBO » Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:33 am

I fitted cheap seals to my forks and they did not last anywhere near as long as genuine parts for the sake of a few bucks fit yammy ones.
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