#42 Ollie and Steve GD's 2008 DD Bike Preparation - Page 12

**diamondbrit73** · 19 Dec 07, 10:10 PM

Once you get the knack of changing the seals you can do it in 30 mins! useful at a DD meet! LOL

**Ollie** · 19 Dec 07, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by diamondbrit73

Once you get the knack of changing the seals you can do it in 30 mins! useful at a DD meet! LOL

They are not actually that bad, i think if we have the correct seal for the 2nd leg for tomorrow then it will be really easy to do and i think that 1/2 hour would be no problems at all.

**Lin** · 20 Dec 07, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve GD

You did, Lin, but you have permanent sunshine in the hours of daylight and you can overtake on the nearside, so you gotta miss out on something, to even things up, right?

No big-bore kit...the engine is a genuine 583ccs, bore and stroke normal, so we can only assume that the dyno was very optimistic,

He he I guess

Oh i'm happy for you that it wasn't anything like a big bore.

Good luck with the prep

**Steve GD** · 20 Dec 07, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lin

He he I guess

Oh i'm happy for you that it wasn't anything like a big bore.

Good luck with the prep

Thanks, Lin

**Steve GD** · 20 Dec 07, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by diamondbrit73

Once you get the knack of changing the seals you can do it in 30 mins! useful at a DD meet! LOL

Hey, Diamondbrit, this is not something I want to get enough practise on to be good at!!

**Imola Duke** · 20 Dec 07, 08:32 PM

Steve... always have a spare set of seals, Marzoc's blow fork seals for a pass time !

Are you happy with the forks

**diamondbrit73** · 20 Dec 07, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve GD

Hey, Diamondbrit, this is not something I want to get enough practise on to be good at!!

LOL, im an expert!

for some reason my left fork seal doesnt seem to last! ive checked everything but i still seemed to 'go' more than i thought!

i even made my own tool to remove the top cir-clip in seconds!! sad i know but true! LOL

**nogaromill999** · 20 Dec 07, 08:38 PM

Told you Ollie, you should have bought some Showas !

**Imola Duke** · 20 Dec 07, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by diamondbrit73

LOL, im an expert!

for some reason my left fork seal doesnt seem to last! ive checked everything but i still seemed to 'go' more than i thought!

i even made my own tool to remove the top cir-clip in seconds!! sad i know but true! LOL

Brit the left seal always leaks... one fork controls damping one rebound..... Very strange set up.

You can get them converted, but it costs mega bucks.

showas are much better..... but finding a decent pair is very hard to come across... most DDers own them !

If the needs be.... I will upgrade, imho running at the back marzocs will do with better springs etc.

**nogaromill999** · 20 Dec 07, 10:04 PM

He he, who's a lucky boy then to find out his original 04 750ss forks were Showas then !

**Steve GD** · 21 Dec 07, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by diamondbrit73

LOL, im an expert!

for some reason my left fork seal doesnt seem to last! ive checked everything but i still seemed to 'go' more than i thought!

i even made my own tool to remove the top cir-clip in seconds!! sad i know but true! LOL

Not sad at all, mate....in fact I'd love to see a picture of that very tool!

Actually, it may be that it is sad........but I am just sadder.

**Steve GD** · 21 Dec 07, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by nogaromill999

Told you Ollie, you should have bought some Showas !

Aah, David.....that comes within a gnat's of being categorised as gloating, and gloating is never nice, as I'm sure your Mum told you!

**Steve GD** · 21 Dec 07, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nogaromill999

He he, who's a lucky boy then to find out his original 04 750ss forks were Showas then !

Yep. Gloating. You didn't pay attention to your Mum, did you!

**nogaromill999** · 21 Dec 07, 08:23 AM

Its Christmas Steve, a time to gloat over the misfortune of others, it feels so much better in late December for some reason ! Lol!

**Ollie** · 22 Dec 07, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Imola Duke

Steve... always have a spare set of seals, Marzoc's blow fork seals for a pass time !

Are you happy with the forks

Hi Imola, the forks were spot on mate, we actually used the sliders from our origional ones and the stantions and now we have some very pukka forks,

I am thinking about cleaning some little bits up ronight and getting the head stock assembled ready for when we ahve the 2nd fork seal so they can go in,