opsmgr

It'll be the seal. Replace both the seal and dust cover, and as others have said, the fork oil. Do both forks whilst it's all apart, it'll save you grief later.

The parts are cheap, it's the time to tear them down that's the killer.

You can save a little time by using the hydraulic method of seal removal,

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tec...als/index.html

it saves stripping the whole fork. It saved me about half the time when I did both my FJ1200 seals, but it can get a little messy.

Cheers,

Paul.

nath981

you can give this a try to get maybe you through til you can get more time to rebuild. I did this to my xr650l a few weeks ago and so far so good. Spray a little silicone around the seal and fork tube and use the thinest feeler gauge(the flat flexible type that is about 1/2" wide). Gently insert the feeler gauge down the tube inside the outer seal rubber and move it around the outside of the tube a couple times and remove. It's so thin and flexible it goes in easily and the lubricant prevents abrasion. Do both forks. Wipe clean. I drained the oil from forks and replaced with castrol automatic transmission fluid for imports(Nissan, Honda, etc) {cause that's all i had on sunday} to proper level and so far hasn't leaked. If it holds up til winter, I'll rebuild then maybe. Only takes about an hour to do and IMO it's worth a try to buy a little time. Someone makes an official seal cleaner out of plastic, but I don't know where I saw it, but the feeler gauge worked well.