fork seals.

[colezxr]

Hi was looking over the bike today and noticed alot of oil over the right side fork, I cleaned it up and rocked it up and down a few times and more oil came out. Plus a hissing noise when i decompress them, So its defernatly shot.

I was wondering if any body had any idea what fork oil i need for a zxr 400 h1. And if anbody has ever worked on upside down forks before. Are they the same as normal fokrs!
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[The Tot]

Mate, same thing happend the other day on my ZXR250 except it's the LHS (when ur on the bike) seal went. It left a puddle of fork oil on it. I think if you go onto www.wemoto.com or busters, they do a fork seal + oil kit for the appropriate bike, but i think it's silkolene fork oil that's used mainly.

USD forks are slightly more complicated to work on than RWU forks, hence why i left it to the garage guys to do the job - 80 quid for 2 seals is better than a whole weekened which i don't have because i need to revise for exams.

Either way, you'd need to disassemble the stanchions and follow the user manual. I just googled ways on how to replace fork seals and decided it's not worth the hassle as i don't have the proper tools.

Take it to a garage, pay about 70-80 quid and he'll get it sorted. Don't ride on it for too long otherwise you'd sieze the front end. Mine kept making a ticking noise whenever i went over bumps to take it to the garage.
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[Wave2k]

bloody Kawasakis.
the best option is to losen the yoke, put the forks in the bin, burn the bike and get something that isnt a kawasaki .
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[colezxr]

[Wave2k]

already done a thou in 3 weeks .
being 17 years old isnt an excuse either, look at my 400. i raped it crashed it( LOADS) toured it round scotland, crashed it some more, done a trackday then crashed some more,
and it was still more reliable then your Krapsaki.
Death to the green.
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[ram_doom]

Cole, try cradley kawasaki, they supply genuine seals for something like £12.

Just having mine done, and oil was changed for SAE10 instead of SAE5

Heres an online manual for the suspension...

https://www.zxrworld.co.uk/Manuals/H%20Model/ZXR400%20H%20Chapter%2012.pdf
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TL1000s, KDX200

[colezxr]

rubber always will perish, ur old four had a dead pair of forks on it thou didnt it.

how many miles did ur death race do.
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Its better to live your life for one hour as a tiger, Than it is to live your whole life like a worm.
past: gilera dna125. kawasaki zxr400h1, honda cbr 900rrr fireblade (currently being sold for parts). present honda hornet 900

[colezxr]

yeah iv got the seals coming from wemoto.co.uk

just didnt know what oil to use. what change did it make using heavier oil.
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past: gilera dna125. kawasaki zxr400h1, honda cbr 900rrr fireblade (currently being sold for parts). present honda hornet 900

[ram_doom]

Havent had it back yet so cant report the difference, but I had it explained and all I can make out is that it improves the damping, as the old oil was too light for the spring rate... or something. Should be more composed etc
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TL1000s, KDX200