Monster 1200R, how many fork seals a quarter...?!

Saint aka ML · 17-07-2019, 09:14 PM

How many a quarter should I consider to much?

Wtf, 1st ohlins and they are as bad as I was told they are.

Is it just my bike or my riding?

I use it daily for London commute and fun on weekends.

slob · 17-07-2019, 09:31 PM

none in the three months i was riding mine, are you hammering into potholes? (given your extreme front wheel experience)

also, my bike stood for a year from new (ex display bike) which is meant to be quite bad for ohlins seals

Pedro · 18-07-2019, 12:45 AM

None in nearly three years for me

jonzi · 18-07-2019, 10:53 AM

Now dont get upset when I say this, but....

If you are fitting the seals yourself, are you 100% sure you aren't nicking them or something when you are fitting them?

If you are fitting them yourself, perhaps try a different brand, or get a shop to do the next ones, just incase.

slob · 18-07-2019, 11:01 AM

Also do you clean your bike regularly? London’s roads are filthy! and leaving that dirt on your stanchions will drag it through the seals and damage them eventually.

Darren69 · 18-07-2019, 11:22 AM

Can you still get double lip seals? I forget what they are called.

Darren69 · 18-07-2019, 11:24 AM

Maybe these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-Mu...kAAOSwQaJXTQc9

Saint aka ML · 18-07-2019, 11:40 AM

All repairs were done by Ducati.
This is my 1st ever bent rim and they had 2 leaks before the rim incident (pot hole mid corner).

Slob I clean bike ones a month and wipe the stanchions when they get dirty.
Only reason I do that is cause they fail. Never ever ever have I had blown seals on any other forks on any other Ducatis I had.
I did not clean any previous bikes.
Never have I had Ohlins as well and got them and have issues.

Darren you cannot get double lip seals for 1200R

Mossleymonster · 18-07-2019, 12:58 PM

I have to agree about the Ohlins, they are crap. So far I've spent about £600 on mine and whilst they are now 100% better they aren't a patch on the std forks on my 750 that I owned 18 years ago.

Also, during the suspension journey, it was discovered that a Ducati dealer had fitted one odd seal to the left fork (while billing the previous owner for two) and butchering the damper rod with what must have been mole grips. Topped off with the wrong amount of oil, significantly different from the side they hadn't touched. /rant

Stinger101 · 18-07-2019, 03:12 PM

I would be checking for a bent fork leg. If you've hit something with enough force to bend a rim, check the fork legs too. That's all I know about fork seals. Apart from I've only ever blown fork seals from age or a bent fork leg on my old race bike.

Saint aka ML · 18-07-2019, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stinger101

I would be checking for a bent fork leg. If you've hit something with enough force to bend a rim, check the fork legs too. That's all I know about fork seals. Apart from I've only ever blown fork seals from age or a bent fork leg on my old race bike.

As said this is a 3rd fork seal, 1st one after wheel damage.

Two other before.

Ron1000 · 18-07-2019, 04:36 PM

Still in warranty? I’d be maaaaaaaaaaad.

Saint aka ML · 18-07-2019, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron1000

Still in warranty? I’d be maaaaaaaaaaad.

Warranty finished end of April last fork seal (on both legs) was a month before.
10 months before that left was replaced.

Even better it looks like it goes basically every 1500 miles for me. Hmmm

Saint aka ML · 18-07-2019, 04:52 PM

So result.

Ducati UK replacing both forks

Saint aka ML · 18-07-2019, 04:53 PM

Now I am getting a street fighter end of next year

17-07-2019, 09:14 PM	#1
Saint aka ML Junior ah to be young Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,058	Monster 1200R, how many fork seals a quarter...?! How many a quarter should I consider to much? Wtf, 1st ohlins and they are as bad as I was told they are. Is it just my bike or my riding? I use it daily for London commute and fun on weekends. __________________ "I am Lucazade"

17-07-2019, 09:31 PM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,733	none in the three months i was riding mine, are you hammering into potholes? (given your extreme front wheel experience) also, my bike stood for a year from new (ex display bike) which is meant to be quite bad for ohlins seals Last edited by slob; 17-07-2019 at 09:37 PM..

18-07-2019, 12:45 AM	#3
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,158	None in nearly three years for me __________________ Monster 1200R! KTM 990 SuperDuke

18-07-2019, 10:53 AM	#4
jonzi Mary Mary Quite Contrary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Berkhamsted Bike: M796 Posts: 1,398	Now dont get upset when I say this, but.... If you are fitting the seals yourself, are you 100% sure you aren't nicking them or something when you are fitting them? If you are fitting them yourself, perhaps try a different brand, or get a shop to do the next ones, just incase. __________________ #48

18-07-2019, 11:22 AM	#6
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,091	Can you still get double lip seals? I forget what they are called. __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

18-07-2019, 11:01 AM	#5
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,733	Also do you clean your bike regularly? London’s roads are filthy! and leaving that dirt on your stanchions will drag it through the seals and damage them eventually.

18-07-2019, 11:24 AM	#7
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,091	Maybe these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-Mu...kAAOSwQaJXTQc9 __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

18-07-2019, 11:40 AM	#8
Saint aka ML Junior ah to be young Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,058	All repairs were done by Ducati. This is my 1st ever bent rim and they had 2 leaks before the rim incident (pot hole mid corner). Slob I clean bike ones a month and wipe the stanchions when they get dirty. Only reason I do that is cause they fail. Never ever ever have I had blown seals on any other forks on any other Ducatis I had. I did not clean any previous bikes. Never have I had Ohlins as well and got them and have issues. Darren you cannot get double lip seals for 1200R __________________ "I am Lucazade"

18-07-2019, 12:58 PM	#9
Mossleymonster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Barnsley Bike: M1100s Posts: 239	I have to agree about the Ohlins, they are crap. So far I've spent about £600 on mine and whilst they are now 100% better they aren't a patch on the std forks on my 750 that I owned 18 years ago. Also, during the suspension journey, it was discovered that a Ducati dealer had fitted one odd seal to the left fork (while billing the previous owner for two) and butchering the damper rod with what must have been mole grips. Topped off with the wrong amount of oil, significantly different from the side they hadn't touched. /rant __________________ Always remember. Your home is at risk if you set fire to it.

18-07-2019, 03:12 PM	#10
Stinger101 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Alcester Bike: M1200s Posts: 241	I would be checking for a bent fork leg. If you've hit something with enough force to bend a rim, check the fork legs too. That's all I know about fork seals. Apart from I've only ever blown fork seals from age or a bent fork leg on my old race bike.

18-07-2019, 04:36 PM	#12
Ron1000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Livingston Bike: M1100evo Posts: 867	Still in warranty? I’d be maaaaaaaaaaad.

18-07-2019, 04:52 PM	#14
Saint aka ML Junior ah to be young Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,058	So result. Ducati UK replacing both forks __________________ "I am Lucazade"

18-07-2019, 04:53 PM	#15
Saint aka ML Junior ah to be young Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,058	Now I am getting a street fighter end of next year __________________ "I am Lucazade"