Seal Mate the Tool that Fixes Leaking Fork Seals 

I used a piece of plastic cut from a milk bottle, it did the job perfectly. Cost was 99p including milk to drink while cleaning them.

Back in the late 60s and early 70s when I was racing MX, we'd do the same thing, using a little piece of camera film. We also shoot the whole area with brake cleaner before and after we cleaned them, to keep from re-introducing grit when cleaning the seals. I use this tool (Seal Mate) to this day for both my street bikes and my trail bikes. I find that it works 99% of the time. Good product.

works awesome! best $5 I ever spent (except for that time in Mexico)

Amazing! It really works! I used this simply plastic tool on the leaking forks of my 2002 Yamaha R1 a few days ago. The leaks are no longer there even after some test drives on the road for a bit. Saved me a lot of money and time from not having to replace the seals. The genius that invented this tool deserves a Nobel Prize.

I received your product and went out to try it out. I tell ya, what a fantastic product!!! I own a customized 2010 Honda Sabre. I went outside, pried the dust seal up and then used the sealmate as per the video. I went ahead and ran it twice, cleaned up the area and pushed the seal back down. I pushed the handlebars up and down several times and then wiped the fork. Second time pushing the handlebars up and down, there was virtually nothing on the fork. Thanks to your sealmate, I save $160 in labor for replacing seals not to mention the price of the seal kit to begin with. One happy veteran rider right here. Now I can go ride this weekend!!! Thank You again.

The SealMate arrived today. I could not WAIT to give it a shot. I have tried the same fix with a 35mm film negative, but it did not work. Anyway, your SealMate did the trick! My fork tube are now DRY and SEALED PERFECTLY! I was SO IMPRESSED by the results & ease of use that I have posted your company reference along with my results on my MC clubs' forum! Thank you again for a GREAT fix at an INCREDIBLY CHEAP cost!

This has worked great for my road bikes. Just used it on a second bike that started leaking oil from the fork seals and it stopped! Great invention!

A friend of mine recommended this thing to me. I was a bit skeptical at first. But I got to say I am very impressed with this thing. It stoped the leaks completely.

Had one fork seal leaking badly, the other just a bit. $300 for new fork seals, went on line, ran across this video, ordered 3 seal mate tools, gave 2 to friends, used the other. Amazing results - over 300 miles now and not a drop has leaked. Both forks clean and shiny. Do yourself a favor, get one of these, even if you don't need it now - you will and you'll be glad you saw this video.

Awesome tool! I did order one online but for meantime I made a homemade one out of milk gallon jug...worked perfectly...fixed my fork seal leak on my 08 kawasaki vulcan 900 custom. So nice not seeing fork oil on my forks now. Love it😀😀

Used these on my leaky 2013 KLR650 forks . Worked great and still no leaks months later. I was hesitant at first but now I'm a believer !

I can vouch for this, used it last week on my Husqvarna TE 450. Wasn't expecting it to work at all but it sealed them up completely

It worked like a charm. Solved both leaking front shock absorbers (ohlins) of a ducati 999S. Duly recommend. Very good instructions in this video.

this thing really works! I ride a crf450r and I come down hard. I had leaking forks for a month. Just got done doing this, and all is well! Shared with my Supermoto page, awesome product!

did this on my 09 and 04 wr450f. both started leaking after a lot of riding. used the sealMate and no more leaks :) thank you very much.

Followed the steps in this video. Worked amazing!

I used the Seal Mate about 2+ weeks ago on my 2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom. My bike has Top Dampening Shocks instead of the typical Bottom Dampening ones. I have put about 1000 Miles on my bike since using the Seal Mate Tool and I have NOT seen any signs of seal leakage or oil smears!!! I am ecstatic and Extremely impressed how well this worked and How EASY the tool is to use. Seal Mate saved me at least $250 parts & labor at my local shop!!! Thank you Seal Mate Team for engineering an AWESOME Product!!!! Regards, Dwight (Ike Spike) Welsh Life Long Biker!!!

Just used this on my son's KX125. It fixed the seal! Good product.

I purchased a Seal Mate a few weeks ago to fix a leaking fork seal on my 2006 Yamaha WR450F...I just purchased the motorcycle and noticed the leak after I got home. It was a surprise to me what I found or what the Seal Mate pulled out of the fork seal...a piece of film negative !! People say that film negative works, but evidently not all the time. After a few passes around the seal with the Seal Mate and the removal of additional debris, the seal works perfectly. Thank you very much for a great, inexpensive product...I am a believer

I have a vintage BMW..."Flying Brick" It took me all of five short minutes to do both seals. Works like a charm...saved me some major bucks! Thanks guys, awesome job!

I was a little skeptical about the Seal Mate actually working or not but for $12 (Canadian) I figured it was worth the chance. I was surprised at how effective and easy it was. This is no gimmick. The Seal Mate works. I have sent this link to all of my Motorcycle buddies just in case they ever run into a leaky fork seal. I strongly recommend buying this.

2 of my buddies have used this with leaking seals and it did the trick. Im sure theres a point in which you absolutely need to change the seals, but this gets you alot more life out of em it seems.

Worked like a charm on my CRF450. Thanks

awsome dude!!! thanks for the trick i just change the seals on my bike myself and it was a pain in the ass im surely going to try this next time

I was very skeptical, and didnt think that this would work, but i figured for $5 i would give it a shot... and you just saved me 200+ dollars at the yamaha shop. thanks. this will definately be a conversation piece at the track!!! I should buy 20 more just for the money you saved me!

They should give you a Nobel prize....the world's riders are saving millions of $ :). Thank you very much!

I bought a used 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250 and had about 4000+ miles on it, I had to get it inspected and the seals had an oil leak. I went to the dealership and they told me I should have them replaced (about $300+ with labor). I like to do all my repairs myself and replacing my forks was the last option. I bought the Sealmate online and it worked on the first try! It will definitely be a go-to tool for me and my other bikes.

this is a great product, i used it on my 2002 r1 with the upsidedown forks and it stopped the leak,i was very skeptical but between my local yamaha wantin $300.00 for labor + $80.00 for parts and the constant drip onto my rim and breaks it was leaking badly.but i was willing to give it a shot and so far so good , thanks a ton from a very happy customer.

I was skeptical at first but I decided it's such a cheap method I would try it first before getting the seals redone on my 2013 ktm 690 duke. It worked exactly like in the video......thank you!

i used an old gas credit card i flattened out on the edge and cut a hook shape just like your tool, but mine wasnt as wide. pulled the dust cap down carefully with a tiny screwdriver. used my rigged up tool and it really worked!!. i followed the procedure he recommended and compressed and cleaned forks 3 times or until no fork oil ring. cleaned the dust cap and fork again, reinserted dust cap. i never thought to do this in ALLLL the years of riding street bikes!! whenever i started seeing a small fork oil rings, i figured oil seals were about to blow soon... wow great video and tool, i will buy your tool, I just needed to fix little leak asap for track day! lol

I'm looking forward to trying mine

Bought one just to give it ago only £6 delivered in the uk, can’t get my fork seals replaced to September due to other commitments. Any way worth a try, and so far it’s WORKED 😆😆 awesome 👏👏 still going to get new seals fitted. bike is 17 years old and 47 K miles. Surprised and very happy. 👍👍.

Used it on my Multistrada 1200s and it has worked 100% I'm over the moon. 👍👍👍

You saved me a unnecessary headache. Glad I came across this video.

The thing actually works ! :) Tried it with a GSX-R 1000. Seals were changed 10 months ago, and it started leaving the typical oil waves last month. I was skeptical, but thought "meh, nothing to loose". Thing actually works :)

Well I'm back. I gotta say I'm shocked. It really worked. I pulled up the dust seal on my 85 Gold Wing, and ran the seal mate around the seal. In my case there was no grime that I could see, just black colored oil. Anyway I went out to the garage this morning and Im thrilled to say no seal replacement for me!! Thanks seal mate for the tool and great idea of cleaning a seal.

Awesome! Great video

The seal mate works wonders! My forks were leaking like crazy and I was anticipating spending $200 or so to have both done but luckily found this first. Worked on excellently on both!

Shop wanted $400 to do the seals on my R1100RT, I used this gadget instead. It works.

not even 5 minutes of work for a perfect job. thank you

You just saved me a revalve job thanks man

Best 5 bucks ever ... You just saved me $300

Worth putting onevin the top box for touring.

Thank you saved me about 250.00. I came down from a wheelie a little to hard and got a leak. Thought I was gonna have to spend 250.00 or more to fox the seals. Only gone on a short ride so far but no leak as of now.

used this on my 2006 hondacbr600rr and it works.Right fork was leaking on my tires and was about to pay a shop 260 parts and labor to replace the oil seal.

just ordered one cant wait to get it so my right front fork can stop leaking on my 06 klx250s

I should have my set today. I have one leaky fork in my 85 Gold Wing. Will let you know how it works. Cost 10.00 with shipping. People who comment about cheaper ways or cost of materials should know the fact that they shared a way to clean a seal deserves the right to make money. Great job RJ. Hope it helps me.

bought the sealmate along with a fork rebuild kit and the sealmate worked like a charm on my 2008 yz450f so for now im not going to have to rebuild them

Many years ago when I was 20yo, a seal on my Sportster started leaking. I replaced it myself and omigod, what a PITA. Well, a week ago a seal on my Versys started leaking. I checked the shop manual and found the inverted forks were going to be an even bigger PITA than the Sportster. Then I checked the Versys forums, and found someone talking about this. I was skeptical as hell, but figured it was a small gamble to possibly avoid a huge amount of work. So it arrived, and I tried it. I dug out a tiny bit of what looked like beige putty. To my astonishment, that fixed the leak. THANK YOU!

Great idea, right price. My only issue is they always crack and fall apart by the time I go to use them. Maybe sell it with a little case to protect it, and a material that's a little less brittle.

I got one of these for a very leaky set of DRZ copy forks, DRZ seals dont fit them & couldnt find where to get the correct ones, I did use feeler guages to do the job on other bikes , but this is easy & well worth the small price

Good Idea that tool is. simple,effective.

sweet easy and works good my dirt bike was muddy and I went riding any how sure enough dried mud worked its way up there and was leaking a lot did this method and got seal clean and dust guard clean now no leaks =)

It works like a magic , i have Kawasaki Z750R 2013 , i got a leak in one of the forks , i used it as mention in the video , and it Works :) save me 250$

@RnJEngineering Thank you!

great vid, how u know if u have bad forks? and wana test forks on a bike, just jump on the handles hard? or pull the dust cap off and inspect4leaks or dirt? thanks

I have one of those!! its a clear color and i like to call it a tear off !!!!!!

The seal mate works fantastic!

Used one of these today after seeing it on an advert, absolutely one hell of a bargain and time saver!!!. Thought I'd give it a go before taking my bike to a garage and openning the wallet, but it's done the job superbly. I followed the video instructions as above and was actually quite amazed at how much gunge came from out of the seal on the hook end of the device, my bikes 15 years old so you can guess. But thankyou very much the inventor of this, its worth every penny!

My bike is a 35 year old Honda 650 Nighthawk. I REALLY didn't think it would work on (maybe) 35 year old fork seals. But I thought, it's so expensive to replace the seals, what's another $6 if it might work? Well--by golly, it seems to have done the job! A test ride will tell. Took the tool around twice on the fork seals, and maybe 6-8 times around on the dust seals. They were horrible. A little tip: A knife blade is a much better tool for prying up dust seals than a screwdriver. The screwdriver is really good for getting into the area above the fork seal. Cover the tip with a couple thicknesses of clean rag and have at it. I used spray WD-40 to really flush out the dirt, then cleanup with the cloth covered screwdriver. Once it's really clean (take your time and do it right), then use the tool.

This tool is amazing saved me 350$ on my 2006 R6 took me 20 min to do love it!

Amazing!

Bought the Seal Mate near the end of the 2018 riding season when the 1200S developed a left fork oil leak.... sure, could have made a cheaper similar tool, but hey, for a few bucks I have the real McCoy. Why not give a few bucks to the Genius behind the tool. I followed the directions from this video and after compressing the forks a few times... fork oil was still seeping out. Wiped the stanchion down and went for a ride... got back to the homestead and the stanchion was wet again... a tad disappointing. As it was time to put her away for the winter, I wiped the stanchion down once more and put her to bed... Spring 2019... brought the 1200s out of storage. She fired right up as usual. Went for a ride... gave the forks a good work out and to my delight, the left stanchion was bone dry. Seal Mate did the trick... Thanks Jeff... 🙂👍

Saved my bacon. Cheers guys

just did this, this morning worked for me. 2013 Gsxr 750 is what I used it on. tool is kinda long for my bike but I made it work. and it doesn't leak anymore

I'm going to order one.

Hi guys. A while back. I ordered two of these tools and yesterday developed a serious seal leak in the fork on my 535 Virago. I followed instructions and took a 120 k ride on rough pavement and no more leakage. Considering I'd have replace the seal before this tool, I am ecstatic. Can you say WOW ?

i just gor a quote for £170 + vat in the uk! thjats about £205 uk pounds and that wasnt at a main dealers this worked and took 15 mins total time! 3 months on no leeks still!

03 honda cbr 600 rr work like a charm saved $300

Just got done with my Africa Twin. Looks like it's working so far.

Front fork on a ducati 1199 was leaking, picked this up at a motorcycle shop for 5.95. Worked first time. Extatic!

do you have 2 buy to and use one for the left and the second one for the right one or can you just use 1 seal mate for both forks

this little piece of plastic really really really really works my forks were leaking oil now there it cost me 8$ compared to 400$ quote i got well worth it took me 5 minutes and done ignore any bad reviews

Umm.. Frickin awesome.. Just used it today! Saved me $200! How come I didn't think of this!

Wondering whether or not after using this you would still need to top the oil. I’ve had a leak that I discovered only yesterday so not sure that it’s enough to require a refill

Just used this on a Severely leaky seal on my Buell XB12R and after pulling out a Ton of debris, sealed up perfectly afterwards. Great invention!

Yes it works !!!

I made a similar tool out of a 1/2 a flexible medical pill bottle with a pair of scissors after watching this video.. It would not fit under the seal so I sanded the tip with sandpaper. It worked for me. It may work for you. I only had 1 side leaking. I had an estimate of $350 on 3-21-2017 to have the pair done.

Jeff, I own a 2002 Goldwing 1800, and I am seeing a small amount of fork oil on the right side of the fork. Will this tool work on my 2002 Goldwing 1800 ??

I like it

do you do this if youve just put new seals in kr if they hafe just leaked oil? becuase i ride an orion 150cc pitbike and they have had leaky fork seals for a while so would this work?

+ Eliazer Rodrigues. Your fork tubes could have been damaged from small rocks and/or sand on the road. I live in AZ where there are very dusty/sandy road conditions. I had this same problem and realized that my fork tubes had actually been sand blasted. Look to see if they are pitted, or if the chrome is starting to wear thin or has even worn off. You can replace the forks tibes, or even have them rechromed. Whichever is more cost effective. You might even first try XXXX steel wool, and them polish them. This is more than likely the problem. Unless of coarse the person that installed your new seals did so incorrectly and they are leaking as a direct result of this. In any case, I hope this information is of some particular use to you,

works great I've done it and works 100% on 6 different bikes, my tip is do what he says but also remove the air screw on the top of the fork (flathead screw) that releases the air pressure in the fork so oil does poor out under pressure when you insert the tool. happy forks everyone.

Oh the joy of upside-down forks.

Looks sweet... but what about the oil lost? How much do u put back in?

@phifedig34 Sorry it took so long to respond but, if you lost a decent amount of oil you will want to make sure oil is up to the suggest manufactures level. You can find that in the user manuals. The design on Seal Mate is specifically designed so that it pulls the debris out but in the case minor debris gets into the fork it is nothing to worry about.

Yes. The Seal Mate tool works on ALL street and dirt bikes

hey quick ? will this work on an italian exotic? i donot have any issues but did with my last streetbike having leaking forks.. id like to know if this would work with my 06 ducati 999 biposta.. thanks in advance..

both my fork seals are leaking, im wondering if they are damaged. They randomly started leaking after i had an accident when they were fully compressed at the front of the bike. im not sure if dirt was shoved up inside them or if the pressure just blew the seals. im thinking about ordering my fork tool tonight !

My cr125 leaked on one side a little on to the floor but after I wiped it away and pumped them up couple times there still leaving an oil residue when I pump them but its not dripping at all and its not building up on the fork would you say this would help me ir are they torn?

How much do you refill the oil?

what tool replenishes oil i have 2003 cbr 600rr with 2006 inverted forks dont know how to check the oil or replenish if needed if i can figure that out ill perchase the tool instead of new seals

Does this work on sportsbike seals??? Or just off-road where dirt gets trapped?????

Will it work if my forks are the other way up, I mean like the dust seal is above the oil seal.

how many times you have to use for change it?

You have been test with hypermotard 1100 cc ?

This thing works! FML I would have saved a ton in my 20years riding... I always thought the seals where bad... and they probably never were... . BUY IT... And no a film lencse doesn't work..

nice using that shamwow

Where do we get this?

Will this work for a Ducati Hypermotard? I have a small leak on the left front fork.