jscobey

i dropped my bike today at a stop sign in a canyon, it was a really weird stop sign and it ws right on a really sharp immidiate right turn that dropped down, so i dropped my bike not really even moving, i dropped my bike on the right side, and the bike kinda laid on a down hill for a second, i guess u could say upsidedown, before a picked it up, gas leaked out but stopped as soon as i picked it up. (did i damage anything involving gas lines for it to leak out like that) but regardless the bike rode fine after that so i dont think so. now on to my prroblem and my main question. there seems to be fluid leaking out of my forks? on both sides, did i break the seals? what happened? and on top of that i broke my magura brake lever. and i think i knocked the alignment out a little. ugh im pissed. and im somewhat of a newb so any advice and thoughts would be helpful. thanks guys

jscobey

just so you all know i bought the bike in the condition that it was, so i didnt put anything aftermarket on myself. so i also need to know whats a good inexpensive brake lever that will fit since i just broke mine. and what to do about my forks and the fluid leaking out. thanks guys

jscobey

oh and just to clarify its not the actual lever that i broke, its the housing so i need to replace the whole hand brake system i guess.

GTS

Well keep an eye out on ebay or on here for a new brake master cylinder.

Just dropping your bike shouldn't hurt anything fuel system wise. Just the floats are now upside down so it allows more fuel into the carbs and it pours out the over flows.

Just dropping it shouldn't hurt the fork seals either. Not sure what's going on there. Clean it and keep an eye on it to see if they keep leaking. If so you may end up needing to replace the seals.

8541Hawk

If you need the bike checked out, let me know I'm in Granada Hills

jscobey

well i cleaned it up, and rode it and the forks are still leaking oil. both sides. not sure what to do?

jscobey

is there something i should just tighten or something? cuz i feel like its unlikley that by dropping my bike not even while moving, i blew 2 fork seals

E.Marquez

Can you post some pictures of the leak?

And no, there is nothing to adjust or tighten.
And no, falling over (stop and flop) has zero chance of causing a fork leak assuming all else is working.

jscobey

pictures arnt really showing much plus i dont know how to post them to the forum, but theres like a goldish colored fluid coming out of the top of the forks, where they slide up and down

E.Marquez

well if you're sure it's not leaking down from say the clutch or brake master cylinder, then yes, sounds like fork oil.
Do you have the original Showa conventional forks? of something swapped in?

Post pictures is as simple as hosting them at a free site like photobucket. Then linking them here in this forum,,

jscobey

im not sure if they are original forks but they look aftermarket to me compared to pictures ive seen of the original forks.

jscobey

i guess they are 1998 900 RR forks.

E.Marquez

OK, well if you don't know what forks you have on the bike,,,,kind of hard for others to help diagnose what might or might not be wrong with your bike.

If you can't post pics, can't tell us what forks are on the bike, can't diagnose your self what is or is not leaking.... Not sure what else we can do for you here.

Best of luck to you, hope you get it fixed.

jscobey

they are 98 900 RR forks

jscobey

im working on posting pictures right now

E.Marquez

OK good.
So conventional 45mm Showas

E.Marquez

That might help

Hawkrider

Maybe they have been leaking and you didn't notice it until you gave the bike a good look after the tip over.

E.Marquez

Kind of the direction Im going with this

smokinjoe73

Yeah, post some picks. You didnt blow fork seals with the tip, it either made it evident or you dripped oil from elsewhere on them. If you wipe them clean and still see an issue get one of these.
I agree about the ebay brake master. Annoying tip over but at least you werent hurt. Did the same thing in Chinatown when my foot slipped on a to go lid on the sidewalk.