No more VFR400 fork seals

[disturbed]

honda no longer make fork seals for nc24 vfr400's. i went into hamilton honda to get some the other day and they rang me today saying theres one left in the country and that they are a disscontinued product:mad: the dealer is trying to sourse some aftermarket ones

so does anyone have an idea of my options?

are there any other forks that would fit my bike etc?

cheers

[Ocean1]

honda no longer make fork seals for nc24 vfr400's. i went into hamilton honda to get some the other day and they rang me today saying theres one left in the country and that they are a disscontinued product:mad: the dealer is trying to sourse some aftermarket ones

so does anyone have an idea of my options?

are there any other forks that would fit my bike etc?

cheers

Bound to be a compatible equivalent, bit of research orta sort it.

If not try a wee chat with Pacific Seals in Petone, not much in the way of seals they can't make.

[Sparky Bills]

Why not just wait for the shop to find the aftermarket ones?

[yod]

tried econohonda.co.nz ?

[k14]

It shouldn't matter. Take the old seals out, measure the ID, OD and height and there will definately be a replacement aftermarket in the same dimensions.

[disturbed]

yeah im goin to wait. im sure theres aftermarket ones that will fit

[xwhatsit]

That really shits me. One thing Soichiro was always so firm on was that as long as you live, you'll always be able to get parts for your Honda motorcycle. After he died, one by one, bits started disappearing from the parts lists.

[lanac]

Just bought a set of genuine fork seals from Boyd Motorcycles for $43 which includes a new oil seal & dust seal.They said they have more in stock.Great
place to buy Honda parts from.They seem to carry plenty of stock & have years of experiance with Honda parts.

[koba]

Just bought a set of genuine fork seals from Boyd Motorcycles for $43 which includes a new oil seal & dust seal.They said they have more in stock.Great
place to buy Honda parts from.They seem to carry plenty of stock & have years of experiance with Honda parts.

Good to know, Sure beats rolling up a bit of shit paper and popping it under the dust seal to get a WOF...

[bungbung]

FYI NC24 seal dimensions: 37x49x8/9.5

[CookMySock]

FYI NC24 seal dimensions: 37x49x8/9.5just take these dimensions into any engineering supplies store, and ask for one. If they dont have them, ask WHO carries an oil seal such as this. I use Bay Engineering Supplies.

Steve

[Sparky Bills]

Honda Part number: 51490MF5752 $44 per set (x1 Seal, x1 Dust seal in a set)
In Stock at Blue Wing Honda.
I can get overnight from when ordered.

PM me if you would like me to do so.
Better yet! Email me at work...
parts@motomart.co.nz

What shop told you it was a discontinued part??

Cheers
Martin

[k14]

Fark, $44 each!! That is why you buy aftermarket, should be around $15 each!

[enigma51]

honda no longer make fork seals for nc24 vfr400's. i went into hamilton honda to get some the other day and they rang me today saying theres one left in the country and that they are a disscontinued product:mad: the dealer is trying to sourse some aftermarket ones

so does anyone have an idea of my options?

are there any other forks that would fit my bike etc?

cheers

If you want new forks sned robert taylor a pm

[HenryDorsetCase]

honda no longer make fork seals for nc24 vfr400's. i went into hamilton honda to get some the other day and they rang me today saying theres one left in the country and that they are a disscontinued product:mad: the dealer is trying to sourse some aftermarket ones

so does anyone have an idea of my options?

are there any other forks that would fit my bike etc?

cheers

Aftermarket ones are available. I just had a set of forks rebuilt and new seals were provided.

[HenryDorsetCase]

If you want new forks sned robert taylor a pm

Some of the Ohlins Road and Track forks would be nice. Might be a bit much for an aging VFR though.

You could get him to do a full rebuild on them (Racetech emulators, seals, bushes and springs) for very reasonable money

[Robert Taylor]

just take these dimensions into any engineering supplies store, and ask for one. If they dont have them, ask WHO carries an oil seal such as this. I use Bay Engineering Supplies.

Steve

You do have to be very careful with the type of seal. Many seals are only designed to work in ''rotation'', not fore and aft as in a fork seal.

[Robert Taylor]

Fark, $44 each!! That is why you buy aftermarket, should be around $15 each!

Cheap seals with rather less compliant material that will create a lot more friction will indeed be around $15 or so each....................

[Pedrostt500]

I have just fitted yamaha fork seals into my DR400s, it may be worth visiting your yamaha dealer an enquiring about what they can supply, an alternative is measure ID and OD also thickness of the original seals and contact this company, Seal Imports Ltd, Ph 04 566 6754 Fax 04 566 6753 Udy St Petone.
A tip I picked up on another site regarding fork seals, is to get some Rubber Grease, ( not normal bearing grease.) apply this liberally to the inside lip of the seal, this will help with putting the shocks back together and also increase the life of the seal.

[Sparky Bills]

No need to see a yamaha dealer etc...

I have given you the Honda part number, which can be used at ANY honda dealer.
All the work is done. All you need to do now is order them :whistle:

[disturbed]

yeah i got two sets (2 seals) guy told me they were last in the country so after reading that places have them in stock who knows.....still said there discontinued item tho...ah well...only one side needs changing and i got a spare on hand now