progressive fork springs

[3xplor3]

i'm looking to replace mine. i found these to be very affordable. is there a difference between buying these and a 140.00 or so set?

sorry i did some searching but didnt find anything.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/171054261911?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

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What year is your bike? I believe this PN is for 85-02 vmax only. This won't have the lowering springs if you are interested in dropping the front end.

Sean Morley sells the springs for a comparable price. I think it was $100 to my door including the lowering kit.

Might want to think about a pair of fork seals while you are in there. They are a little more expensive for the older bikes

 

[dannymax]

What year is your bike? I believe this PN is for 85-02 vmax only. This won't have the lowering springs if you are interested in dropping the front end.

Sean Morley sells the springs for a comparable price. I think it was $100 to my door including the lowering kit.

Might want to think about a pair of fork seals while you are in there. They are a little more expensive for the older bikes

Mike...did you mean '92 instead of '02? :ummm:

 

[MaxMidnight]

i'm looking to replace mine. i found these to be very affordable. is there a difference between buying these and a 140.00 or so set?





http://www.ebay.com/itm/171054261911?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

If you use the drop-down boxes to check compatibility it says that they are not.

 

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Mike...did you mean '92 instead of '02? :ummm:

Yes.

Damn fat fingers! 0 and 9 are too close together :biglaugh:

 

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If you use the drop-down boxes to check compatibility it says that they are not.

Thats the correct PN for 85-92 vmax forks

http://www.progressivesuspension.com/prodSearchResults.aspx?yearID=1990&makeID=48&modelID=528

 

[3xplor3]

ok great my bike is an 89. dont really think im gonna lower. i live on a nasty dirt roud.


thanks guys

 

[one2dmax]

$80 for springs only

 

[grimmie]

I have them in my bike and love them. I got them from Sean a few years ago! I bought the Progressives with 1" lowering kit.

 

[lawman504]

Sean, got my springs in the mail yesterday. Thanks!! One thing my stupid brain didn't think of is new seals. Where is the best place to get them from (if not from you)? Also, I noticed on another thread you mentioned that you sell a tool that removes dirt and crap from around the seal that could be causing the leak. What do you suggest?

 

[sdt354]

OEM seals are most popular, and for good reason. Leak proof seals on E-Bay have the wrong name. I just got some All Balls seals and they look well made. I got the seal cleaner from Motion Pro, and it woks well. But if you have the original seals and your forks are apart? I'd change them.

 

[lawman504]

Not sure if they are original (29 years old) or not, my guess is that they are because everything else on the bike seemed to be when i got it. Yamaha dealer?

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[dannymax]

OEM seals are most popular, and for good reason. Leak proof seals on E-Bay have the wrong name. I just got some All Balls seals and they look well made. I got the seal cleaner from Motion Pro, and it woks well. But if you have the original seals and your forks are apart? I'd change them.

+1 I'd definitely change them, do you know how pissed off you'd be if you got them back together and it turned out one or both the oil seals were bad? I'd check the top & bottom sliders also, easy to tell if they are worn by the amount of gray graphite (or whatever it is) left on the friction surface.

 

[dannymax]

Just noticed you have an '85....forget the bottom slider, what you got is what you got....they aren't available anymore.

 

[lawman504]

So Yamaha shop, fleebay? Where to buy?

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So Yamaha shop, fleebay? Where to buy?

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I'd ask Sean, he has great prices on the fork springs and he usually has the fork seals in stock.

 

[DMAN999]

If Sean doesn't have the fork seals available try here:
http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1985/V-MAX%20-%20VMX1200N/FRONT%20FORK/parts.html
they usually have the best prices for OEM parts on the net.
I bought my Oil Seals and Dust Seals from them last year.

 

[one2dmax]

I've got em ($80) but obviously not as cheap as they are.

 

[lawman504]

This might be a dumb question but never done this before. Which of the parts on the schematic posted by DMANN will I need? Just the seal (x's 2)?

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[DMAN999]

This might be a dumb question but never done this before. Which of the parts on the schematic posted by DMAN will I need? Just the seal (x's 2)?

1NL-23145-00-00 - Oil Seal (x2) - 1 for each fork.
And check your Dust Seals (26H-23144-00-00) also, if they are nicked up or dry rotted at all, you'll need 2 of those also.

And Sean's Videos will help you a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWjsB0eHcFo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKKdbwMQ5fY