all forked up?

[Anonymous]

Been noticing a wobble in the front end for a few days on my 2 hour commute. I started checking front fork pressure. I keep 20 lbs on each side. The left is ok, but the right is losing about 4-5 lbs a day. There is no oil leaking from anywhere. I haven't had this happen before. Am I looking at replacing the seals or what? And can/should I keep refilling it and keep an eye on it till the end of the season or am I way off base on riding for safety sake?

[SqDancerLynn1]

Try washing the top of the seal off 20 lbs is alot should run 10-12 lbs. Just keep an eye on the pressure

[Anonymous]

Ever since I got the bike, the shop said you would probably want 15-20. I looked at the decal on the fork and it says up to 25 is ok. I hope I haven't caused the problem!!

[robinjo]

I think it's the rubber 0-ring between the air valve and the top of the forks that is leaking. Had the same problem with my 1000S when I got it, replaced it with one from a Kawasaki dirtbike that I had laying around but I think it's a common size.

[Gary Lich]

Ever since I got the bike, the shop said you would probably want 15-20. I looked at the decal on the fork and it says up to 25 is ok. I hope I haven't caused the problem!!

I think anything over 15psi is too high (Clymer manual recommends 9-11psi for the 82 GK)

[Anonymous]

The schrader valvve itself could be the source of the leak. Fill it back up and spray some soapy water around it to find the leak. If it's losing 5lbs/day, it shouldn't be hard to find.