Yesterday the stripdown and change-out of the leaking pattern part fork seals for OEM ones and the installation of the fork gaitors was a success, do not buy
PYRAMID PARTS fork seals, most of you already know that. I wasn’t sure I fancied running the fork boots but now they’re on I think they flow with the black line of the bike just fine. I was surprised at how filthy the fork oil was.
What do you think of the fork boots and new bars?
The installation of the LSL Street Bars was mostly a success however the standard (naked) 170mm upper brake hose wasn’t long enough to meet the master cylinder in its new wider position so I’ve ordered a (high handle bars) 250mm one which should fit OK as the new position measures 220mm centre to centre. I really like the initial feel/position of the bars, feels more planted.
Unfortunately the internal diameter of the LSL bars doesn’t allow for the original bar ends so I’ve ordered some replacement weighted ones to fit the new 13mm ID.
There were many fasteners that didn’t come with the Stainless Steel fastener kit(s) I used during the build so I individually polished the original screw caps up on the abrasive wheel, treated, coated then re-installed. I live on the coast in Scotland so it hasn’t taken long for them all to corrode again- yesterday I individually pulled every rusty fixing, measured and ordered a replacement in stainless steel - yes, should have done this in the first place, you could call this anal but it’s annoying as hell when the rest of the bike is immaculate, the rusty fasteners just let it down