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Bikerrides
Posted on Monday, June 22, 2020 - 04:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The fork seals on my 1995 S2 are done. Where is the best place to order new ones?
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Tigermann
Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 09:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Stacey,

They seem to be all over ebay, from under $10 to over $70 but I can't speak to the differences in quality or which should be avoided - I'd like to know myself. Maybe someone here has more knowledge.

BTW, if you give me the last 4 digits of your S2's VIN I will add it to our Registry.
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Williamscottrobertson
Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The OEM ones were blue IIRC. There were some aftermarket options but the OEM ones were available a couple years ago from St Paul or New Castle HD. I’d try to get OEM ones first, if they are NLA, then I would go with an aftermarket option. They likely cross to a KTM part number, I know the Showas cross, not sure about the WP
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 02:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The WP forks on my S1 has seals that crossed with a KTM. That's how I managed to track down a reasonably priced set. The 97 S1 has the WP forks, right??As long as I'm not getting my forks mixed up.
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Williamscottrobertson
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 10:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The S2 has WP Roma forks, I think they are different than the S1 WP forks.
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34nineteen
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

According to the Racetech site lookup tool, the seals are the same. FWOS 40 P. When I rebuilt the forks on my 97 S1 these were the seals I bought.

I think the WP forks for the S1 were called the "ECO" model.

Take all of this with a grain of salt.



(Message edited by 34nineteen on June 25, 2020)
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had a hard time matching them up exactly just based on the part number. I ended up pulling my fork seal, measuring it with some calipers, and was able to match it up with the KTM part just based on the measurements. Been almost 4 years now and they're still doing well.
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