Katana Owners Club U.K.

ffs!.... 2 seals from robinsons for a set of 550 fork seals (35mm)... £16.61 EACH!

really????????

... no wonder folks fit non oem parts

rant over.

and no, i haven't ordered any yet!

It does tick you off some of the prices eh. I wanted to replace my anti dive o rings coz they were off the forks. Not leaking, but thought i might as well as they were off. Not at £5 each!!! £20

Pete

So.... Do people get the oem seals and rest safe in the knowledge that they'll last longer and are better quality or simply buy cheaply ones and change them more often? No-one have any thoughts please?

Pyramid mate. Never had a problem. My mate has been round today to have the forks on his H***a 600 Hor**T sorted. We changed the seals 2 yrs and 15k miles ago. They weren't leaking but the oil was knackered as were the bushes so we did the lot as a matter of course.
OE by all means on certain things but fork seals? No not for me.
Hope this helps.

Cheers Chris.... Appreciate the info. That's what I kinda was thinking myself... And at the cost of oem!, that is ridiculous how much they cost.

Will hunt down some pyramid bits I think...

The last ones I've bought (37 and 41) were Kawasaki ones as they are the same sizes, but a couple of quid cheaper.

I think the 35mm ones were genuine Suzuki though...

I've a brand new set of fork seals 35x48x11. They've been lurking in the cupboard a while. If you want them you can have them for postage

Arrrrrrrhhhhhhh ordered a pair a few days ago and they arrived this morning... Lol - thanks for the offer though, appreciated