How to change fork seals in traditional (right way up) motorcycle forks 

Absolutely the best video on servicing forks completely. Thank you.

Best bike maintenance video I've watched. Good humour and very informative and in depth explanation on air gaps. Subscribed. Keep up the good work.

Fantastic "how to" James. I've always been a bit scared to tackle my FJ1200 forks, even reading the manual still left me unsure. After watching your video, everything is crystal clear now, great job.!

First time doing fork seals and we watched your video, it helped a lot! Thanks dude!

A brilliant video, never did fork seals till today and it really helped...I would only add one comment though (and it mau or may not be bike specific, i am not a mechanic so cannot say for sure), but I spent over an hour trying to remove the "cup" that the bottom of the for internal sits into, could not get it out for love nor money...it came loose but would not drop out...so I gave up and used a rod to push it back in, I had no issues at all to get the fork back together again even leaving it in (it took me 10 seconds to locate the internal into the cup)...It was so quick infant that I didn't even bother trying to get it out of the second fork and took less than 40 minutes for me to remove it, do what you showed in the video and put it back on the bike, and this was the first time I have ever tried doing forks on any bike.

Excellent and entertaining. I just got a 1991 NSR250 which has a blown seal and it shares the same fork as a CBR600. This is invaluable to me. Thank you!

great video..i like how you are methodical and clean and take your time...cheers from America!

awesome video mate, easily the best fork seal replacement vid. I'm about to replace the fork seals on my FZR 1000 1990, just need to polish the pitting and corrosion off the stanchions as the corrosion chewed out the seals

Clear and concise very informative and well filmed.

First time viewing channel. Love this. I have 2010 ZX10r, it's different, but I understand the concept after watching this vid. Thanks bud.

Best walk-through video out there! I rebuilt forks today for the first time, new stanchions, springs etc and this video made it a walk in the park. Thanks a lot Jim, saved me a few quid :)

Very informative video albeit I refuse to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a seal driver kit and fluid level devise. You can adapt pp waste pipe to make your own driver & rigid plastic tubing of suitable small bore size with a syringe for determining the fluid level.

I have referenced this twice now. This is the best info out there. Cheers 🍻 for sharing your skills of the trade.

I strongly approve this video is showing a lot of detail step by step, . Thank you so much

James Wright-Roberts you are the top tip

Tanks, you helped ME out very much. I just was not ready for the preload in my fork. So stuff started flying!

This mate is a PRO!!!! good JOB nice video....TNX

Superb instruction technique, helped greatly with a first time job.

Top tip. Support the calipers to take the strain off the brake hoses.

Top shelf How-to, J.w.R. Watching this was invaluable on my first fork set tear down & reseal. ('98 Husq CR125) Many thanks!

was thinking of doing my fork seals myself, thank god I didn't costing me £120 for a garage to do them, wouldn't have the confidence to try myself. great video

fantastic! Not to a di@c but the britts to be very calming... so a serious repair like this makes me feel super comfy. i dig doing things myself but alot of mechanics are gruff and hard to approach. let alone ask a simple question to. even though us DIY'ers want to do the jobs they really dont want to do. Sorry a bit off topic... Your fantastic and informative and i will for sure watch many more of your tutorials.

Very informative video. I have a lot to learn before I pull my forks.

Thank you Ben this was excellent for me being new to bikes, learned heep's about my leaking seals...

Thankyou for the concise instruction video it was very helpful in replacing the seals in my xjr. I learned alot but was concerned as one of my damper units would not bleed up and out the rod?

Excellent Video, I had my bike fork seal broken, I took it to a garage for a quote, and they asked for £150, I though it might be a difficult job. But after seeing your video, I am going to change the seal my self. Many thanks for the video, I would like to see some more like these from you. Great job!.

Brilliant video, about to do seals on Honda cbr1000 1990 something vintage. This vid has refreshed my memory, been a while since I did my zzr1100 c1, (had those hard chromed) great step by step instructions. Thanks, vinny. :-)

Great job James! You're a great teacher. I've learnt alot today.

Mate, super helpful, thanks for posting. Will give it a shot on Saturday!

I've done seals in loads of bikes,never an issue until a varadero 125 that I have,they never last more than 500 miles,stanchions are mint and I honestly have not a clue why these always leak after a few hundred miles

Hello, I have a similar motorcycle and I want to change the oil and seal, your video has helped me a lot, only that I am missing a tool, the orange bar, with a thread at one end, with which you pump up-down. Could you tell me where and how to get it, I can't find it here. Greetings from Motril, Spain, and congratulations on the video.

proper torque on the axle nut and axle pinch bolts, also the triple clamp pinch bolts, important.

How about a cbr 400 rr (nc 23) fork seal replacement?wish we had bike doctors like you in Greece..very clean and nice, profecional work there..

Very informative! And entertaining. You guys are hilarious.

definitely best video i've seen ,,, good job guys

So in workshop manuals, myself and others have come to the conclusion that some instruction methods parts are wrong.so my question is.with these graduating springs, what way should they go and why,My manual says small end up,I see you installed the spring small end down.any reason for the difference.Thanks Colin

Professional work, thanks for sharing! Helps me a lot!

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar! Thank you for this very informative video, i am definitely subscribing to your channel, keep up the good work!!! Would you recommend investing in a Seal Driver?

Great video thanks, I just tried to buy a damper rod holder/bleed tool from your website but it seems unable to process my payment?

Benji is hilarious... :D

No fork handles? good vid mate, I might have to do mine soon, thanks

Another great video. Thanks for the high quality. Were two sets of bush replaced or just one of two you mentioned when disassembling? Thanks!

You explain how to turn first and then adjust the preload screw at the top of the fork. Now when i look at my own bike ( also CBR600F make 2001 ) I see that there is also such a screw on the bottom of the fork. Wich can also be turned between S ans H. What do you have to do with this adjustment screw? Remove firs or just leave it or..? I also saw a smal hole at the bottom of the damper rod in the video. Does it have to fit in there perhaps or not? And in what way should this be adjusted?

Hi mate my fazer 600 has a cup at the bottom but some how keeps getting stuck inside the stantion tube, therefore making it impossible to extend the fork once the damper rod is bolted down, do you know what might be wrong, many thanks the rest of the video has got me to where I need to be thankyou

What is the brand of damper rod tool you're using?

Hi great fork Video!!!!!!!!!! I will be doing my 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000 can you tell me how much oil goes in the forks? Thanks for your help

What's the purpose of the bottom forks bolt?

good video...could you suggest me any links where I can find that equipment?thanks

Hi again, does the outer bush fit over the lower bush i.e. is it meant to slide over it?. I've managed to take out the seal today, however, was a pain and I had to use some heat also, when I was bashing the stanchion to get the seal out the stanchion kept getting caught and I had to use a mallet to push it back and try again, when everything came out I discovered the inner bush was getting caught on the inside of the outer bush and it's stripped some of the coating. Not sure if they're meant to slide over each and the coating is residue build up over the years? Kindly advice and much appreciated..

Can you tell me how can i correct scratched fork seals, please. I have got scratched mine when i was trying to unscrew front fender. P.S I want to apologize if a made some mistakes spelling the words or something else.

bloody brilliant and very funny...well done

Is that a converted van you are working from

is this the same process for a sv650s Suzuki?

Is this what they do on a fork rebuild or just to change the seals? At what mileage do you recommend a fork rebuild im on 19k on my fz6 yamaha

I am in the process of rebuilding the same forks off of a cbr600f3, Using the upper fork tube as a hammer did not work for me, the bushings in the lower got jammed right below where the seal seats. also the upper is now stuck and i dont know what to do, pleaaaase help!

Thanks. I know how to do it well in my old GL 500.

Is the same forks as the tdm 4tx?

brilliant !!!!. made it look so easy...

Nice video, can you make a similar video but with more updated forks? Like gpsuspension or k tech brands!

Great video, thanks. I need a bit of advice though. Once I've tighted up my damper bolt at the bottom of the fork, the fork remains compressed and I can no longer pull it up. Any idea why? Thanks in advance for any help! Steve

thanks for the video extreamly helpful

thanks mate, now i'm ready to change in my hornet, pozytywnie

The tool you showed, does it work for any bike ? For example the HONDA VFR, and can you tell me the price and the manufacturer? thank you much.

Very helpful. Thanks!

Hi James, am in the middle of changing the oil on my usd forks, my haynes manual says set the air gap with with the spring out and fork fully compressd, should I be settingthe gap to the inside or outside tube?? The illustration in manual it looks like he's going off the outside tube? Many thanks john.

Brilliant vid! Thank You

Great video mate..

Great video, thank you!

Is it roughly the same process for a 250?

great vid learnt a lot

Thank you

i missed the part where you put the oil seal with the lip faceing down hyd would push oil past the seal!!

Excellent Vid. I subbed!

Lucky your not on a bonus system in a dealership. Would get a bonus doing it like that. Even tho it is the correct way. Corners need to be cut.Don't even take them apart, screwdriver works fine, dust seal covers most of the damage if any happens. clean with brake cleaner fill with correct amount. If it's a few ml out who's going to notice. That's just what I heard gets done in dealerships. How would I know. lol

First time viewer, abfab vid, shall watch more!

wow, this job is easier then i thought, and to think i was about to pay someone 300 to do this job.

awesome video!, do you have one on inverted forks? i subscribed by the way

Very very good, thank you :-)

Thanks!

great video

I learn a lot, thanks to you, you are a prof, now Im ready to work in my GSXR 1100 MOD 92, just I need a special tools, is the best forks video. I have carbs video in youtube, please watch it

Great video! Thanks..;)

I love this guy hahaha

tq broo..nice video.... i like

Very good..

The one that appears in the photo is 954, I also have it.

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Great job on the video! Very professional with a little humor thrown in!

Thank you

Absolutely fantastic video! Wonderful descriptions, easy to understand and great camera work.

Really a fantastic video, and a gift for those of us who want to learn to do things right. Very professional, informative, and fun. Thank you.

If Carlsberg did "How To" videos - it would be this one!

A really, really good and informative video! :) And with a little warm English humour here and there. ;) In great contrast to many videos here where amateurs try to speak and work at the same time... :D

What a fantastically detailed video that helped me to change the fork seals on my 1988 GSXR 750. A big thank you to both of you, you make a good team. Benjy is a very astute cameraman and adds a touch of great humour.

Thank you a lot for this video James. I own an old CBR600F (same as you worked on in the video, except the 95 model) and your instructions and tips were amazingly helpful. You're doing a fantastic job!

Is this the same way on my Yamaha FZ6?

Very helpful video, were else could you get a professional to show you their trade, not my motorcycle shop that's for sure.

The camera man almost forgot that he learned to "always wash off his pole in petrol before putting it in". First time I've ever seen this channel. Excellent video and funny too.👍🏽🤠 8/17/23

Thank you very much for this video. Yesterdag I've changed the seals. Without your video I don't know if I was able to do it. Especially yor toptricks were very helpfull.

I have to thank you as an Honda automotive technician I’m recently rebuilding a track day bike a ZX6R and did the fork seals being a technician wasn’t worried about doing them as I believe everything is just nuts and bolts however your video showed me a few really cool tricks that made the job simply a breeze thank you and keep up the great work I look forward to watching many more of your videos