Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

Looking for a bit of advise on the forks from the 675. Before going to Silversotne last weekend i noticed a fork seal had blown on the 675. I replaced them myself when doing them there was a ver small amount of pitting on the fork leg so i tried get rid of it best i could giving it a very fine wet sanding . All appeared to be fine however coming back from 2 days on track it looks like the seal is weeping very slightly. I guess i have to replace the Stanchion or get it re chromed.


My question is: Is it worth upgrading the forks ..
My bike is the very early daytona 675. Is it better to get the internals done or upgrade to a later set of standard forks or just fix what i have and get a new stanchion or re chrome the old one. Whats the best bang for buck. Answers on a post card to PO BOX do i really need better forks or not

I'd be tempted to buy new Stanchions and send them off to someone like MCT.

What would mct do different to them ???

I don't know, otherwise I'd do my own

Give Darren a call and see what he recommends for that bike and year.

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Get some Ohlins Gold of a 675r

Didn’t they cover this in PB mag a few months back?

Darren did the std forks and shock on my track 675, the bike had done less than 1500 miles when I took it to him.

In a nutshell the damping adjustments were virtually inoperative front & rear, so he stripped both and fitted new damping that worked and could be adjusted, resprung the rear and set it up for me. That lot cost me £600+ and the bike handled exactly as I wanted with no vices I my meagre talent could find.

Best thing is to call him and see what he can do for you, he’s a top bloke and trustworthy. HTH, DG.