WheelieDog
Race Dog
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2009
- Messages
- 2,104
- Reaction score
- 76
- Location
- Murrayfield, Pretoria
- Bike
- Suzuki DL 650 V-Strom
My Strom has done 90 000km, practically trouble free.
However I noticed my front brakes were becoming progressively less effective. Time to replace pads and freshen the brake fluid I thought. On closer inspection it turned out my LHS fork seal was leaking badly and fork oil had run down the fork leg and contaminated the pads.
The 90 000 kay service became a bit more complex. I needed to remove the forks and replace the seals. I found out that the centre of gravity on the strom is pretty far forward and a support under the motor is not enough to keep the front end in the air....
However I noticed my front brakes were becoming progressively less effective. Time to replace pads and freshen the brake fluid I thought. On closer inspection it turned out my LHS fork seal was leaking badly and fork oil had run down the fork leg and contaminated the pads.
The 90 000 kay service became a bit more complex. I needed to remove the forks and replace the seals. I found out that the centre of gravity on the strom is pretty far forward and a support under the motor is not enough to keep the front end in the air....
