Fecking pot holes, advice wanted

[KevinGambrell]

Fork oil seals been in three months, hit a pot hole realy hard now have oil around one fork leg. I wouldnt mind but this was the first dry day since before xmas.
I think its time to shuv a fork leg up a council officer!
I am after advice should I use vaseline to aid the insertion or just go with the bone dry no grease method just to get the message about pot holes across?
Did I mention FECKING POTHOLES.

[cintidude04]

What seals did you use? Also may want to think about upgrading your suspension to suit you.

[Slofuze]

Male or female council officer ........

[shpielers]

Government employee - gotta do it in triplicate

[Wild-Bill]

But he's only got two fork legs!

[vonrapier]

Sure beats picking up soap..........

[tone]

Brake caliper mount end first

[subforry]

Strictly regarding the leaking seals, you might want to try this

http://sealmate.net/

Or just cut a plastic bottle to look kind of like it.

[GSXFJim]

Government employee - gotta do it in triplicate

.. and no copies either, original forms only.

[clockwork cdger]

Just a thought but have you checked on the council website to see if its been reported? They may have to fix your bike if it has.


CC

[KevinGambrell]

Hello CC
I reported the pothole after I went down it. That was a week or so back and the pothole is still there. We now have a dented rim on our car from another pothole two miles down the road from the one I hit.
If we get a good freeze England will go back to cart tracks so much of the tarmack will lift.

[clockwork cdger]

We already have cart tracks here, from the mud the tractors leave on the road. Its not a good time to ride through the back roads here at the moment.


CC

[nismo]

After the couple of thousand earthqukes over the last 2 years the roads here in Christchurch are 3rd world. Not only are there holes there's ramps too. A friend of mine got airborne and broke his shaft drive on landing on a stretch of open road.

I have the '88 with the worst forks when I did the seals I shelled out and got the racetech springs and gold valve emulators and wow what a difference!
Highly recommended if you budget allows