My 50cc SPIGAOU motorcycle has a problem with leaky fork oil seals

Dirt, sand and other debris seep between the seal and the fork's inner tube, creating an incomplete seal that no longer provides a seal. © of scabbards and therefore the retention of the hydraulic fluid ensuring the braking of the movements of the fork. Any moving part, like the fork of the motorcycle and the two major parts, tube and scabbard, is subjected to stress and wears more until it no longer performs its function. This is particularly the case of the part which ensures the seal between the tube and the sheath of the fork, the lip seal, also called the oil seal.

The first warning signs of their deterioration are obvious: traces of liquid on the tubes and scabbards, increasingly flexible behavior of the fork, impaired handling of your motorcycle or even slamming on hard brakingâ € ¦

Even if these are just two rubber seals, these are very important for good handling of the motorcycle. If your fork tubes are oily after cleaning recently, this is a sign. The gaskets are probably worn. It can become dangerous on the road car of the'oil may flow on the brakes.

The spinnaker seals are sold with or without their dust cover. If we can recover the original ones, starting from zero is always better: the sliding parts, even less "fragile" than the spinnaker, also wear out. For the forks classic, some motorcycles and some props offer small discreet deflectors. They make it possible to spare as much as possible the joints and a specific area of ​​the fork tube, by attaching to the scabbard.

What not to do when servicing fork oil seals on your 50cc SPIGAOU

- Poorly tighten the scabbards.

- Loosely tighten the brake calipers.

- Put a oil too hard hoping to improve the behavior of a fork too flexible. It is better to play on the front settings or change the spring or fork.