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Do they sell Guinness

There is usually an oil seal with a retaining ring above it that sits in its own groove, if that retaining ring is in the dust cover groove then the dust covers won’t seat properly.

Not for me , I liked it when it was just in a field. Far too big and corporate now

Did you put that fence up Phil ? have you left a gap to get the bike through ?

You'd love it there Pedro, lots of great roads and history in the area plus you won't find better hosts

It's shit there , don't bother ............... more chances for me to go then

Is there some sort of metal ring that sits on top them and into a groove in the fork leg ?

I’m planning on doing mine, the problem is that by the time you pay someone to them you very quickly approach the price of new ones.

To Shadow to get her chin up. Missing her freedom on her CB125F.

look at that breakfast it looks good enough to eat

Get in …….

Dry everything before pushing the dust covers home. I've been using hamerite for the lower stations for years but the last couple of times it seems to chip off much easier than it used to. Be interesting to hear how the wheel paint lasts, should be good in theory.

I will see what mine is next month.

I'm not to worried about that really, car wheel paint has always lasted well for me on several projects over the years. Also I keyed the surface well and made sure it was spotless so I have given it every chance to have a lasting finish. But you never know. Like I said you can always do a better job. Best IMHO would be media blasted lowers sprayed with top quality two pack paint from the gun, done in a booth. Probably overkill for an 18 year old CBF600 and I wince at the thought of the cost. . Horses for courses.

I now have everything I need to do the swing arm, I am going to have a ring round on Monday and see how quickly I can get it turned around if I want it powder coated.

They look good, it will be interesting to see how they last.

Nice pool--

So you can write text!

Got home yesterday from a 3400+ mile road trip....gonna be in the 80'sF today & into the 90'sF by Monday....glad we beat the heat...& you can have states like MN & ND!

Just painted my fork lowers ready to reassemble the bike. After rebuilding the forks I washed them in soapy water. Then sanded them all over with 240 grit sandpaper, would have gone finer but I used what I had. Then degreased them with brake cleaner on a rag. Panel wipe or thinners would have been better but again used what I had. Masked the Showa label, fork seals and stantions. I gave them 2 coats of high build primer leaving the paint 15 mins to flash off between coats. They came up quite well at this stage with no faults to my eyes so I didn’t bother giving them another light sand. I went for lunch then came back and gave the lowers two coats of car wheel silver. Giving 30 mins between coats. I am quite pleased with how well they came up considering how rough they were. I am going to give them 24hrs to cure before attempting to refit them to the bike. I chose the wheel steel paint as I have used it loads in the past and is pretty tough once cured perfect for fork sliders. Of course you can always do better but for my 18 year old CBF they are plenty good enough. The important thing is to clean and prepare the surface you are going to paint well as that will ultimately determine the finish you get. Also lighter coats are better to prevent runs in the paint. Good clean prep and care will give tidy results. Now you do what you want but I was asked to show what I did.

I emailed them and offered to send it back if they send me a post paid label.

The new dust covers want to ride up the stanchions rather than clip into the fork legs. Any tips.

I was at my bank yesterday waiting in line. There was just one lady in front of me, an Asian lady, who was trying to exchange yen for pounds. It was obvious she was a little irritated. She asked the teller, "Why it change? Yesterday, I get two hunat poun of yen. Today I only get hunat eighty? Why it change?" The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fluctuations." The Asian lady says, "Fluc you white people too!"

All done, first time I have ever done fork seals. Fiddly mucky job but straightforward enough. Had to go and get my mate to undo the dampener bolts on the bottom of the forks. I will buy the long Allen sockets I need for the next time.