Fork Seals?

[GCOP]

someone told me you could use Honda seals on the Big Kat, anyone ever heard of doing this? Something about a better disign and less chance of leaking.

[Mojoe]

never heard that, but seals are cheap enough that it is worth a try. go for it and let us know how it works

[u4eah]

I had my 93 1100 fork seals done last year for 265, the seals were 65 a side

[suzy1052]

Most fork seals interchange with other bike makes as the bike mfgs. dont make forks but a few fork mfgs sell to all of the bike mfgs.

[loudnlow7484]

Most fork seals interchange with other bike makes as the bike mfgs. dont make forks but a few fork mfgs sell to all of the bike mfgs.

That's correct. Just quickly referencing a book........ Kat 1100 seals interchange with....

CBR1000 "Hurricane"
CBR600F2/3
VTR1000F "Super Hawk"
NT650
91-03 750 Nighthawk
90-97 VFR750

....... and many, many more. This is not an upgrade, really, just an interchange. There are aftermarket companies, though, that make seals that are a real upgrade in design or materials from the OEM ones.

[BIGKAT1100]

I think the only factor with the seals is the diameter of the fork, unless it's a special application. I just had mine done earlier this year and my guy did them both for about 120.00 parts and labor. All I had to do was pull the forks off the bike and that was easy.

[u4eah]

All I ahd to do was pull the forks off the bike and that was easy.

I had an appointment, and they did all the labor

[Steveb]

I used "Leakproof" brand low stiction seals, and Amsoil fork oil.

Around $40 in parts.

[suzy1052]

If you can take your wheels off you can do your fork seals yourself however I would recommend you borrow/purchase a electric impact wrench.The DIY pictures you see make it look more complicated than it is.Use PVC pipe with a slightly larger diameter than your fork as fork seal drivers.I did my sons and my bike for the cost of the seals(25.00 for both bikes on ebay)and 2.00 in PVC sections.Unless your local dealer insnt busy with summer work you will have it done in an afternoon doing it yourself.

[Steveb]

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=80893

I've fixed the pics, shutterfly changed the links to only show thumbs...all better now.

HTH.

Note I didn't separate the forks. I tried, but the fork brace bolt head were stripped by a previous idiot.
The current idiot (ahem) figured he could do the seals without breaking them apart, and he was right.