Fork Seal Raping?

[Cruisecontrol]

I just got a quote to get the fork seals replaced on my USD forks.
I have taken the forks off the bike and am providing the fork seals (bought from them a while back so they can't pull the "sorry, wrong ones" trick).

Are they taking the piss by asking $180 for the job?

[sharky]

Whats their labour rate...dealers are charging $100 plus per hour...
Even the local marine engine place charges $80/hr for servicing..
How long does it take to do them ?

[Cruisecontrol]

Hour and a half he reckons.

[Rocket]

Rock Hard's shop charges $95 an hour. So labour plus fork oil, it sounds about right.

[zx12argh]

It cost me $180 to get my USD forks rebuilt - included seals and oil but I've been going to the same guy for 8 years and get parts at cost.
Oil wasn't cheap tho.

[Gitzy]

Last time I had fork seals done, was bang on $180. So sounds bout right Dan..

[Large]

Since when did H#nda fit CT110s with USDs?

[RevHead]

fuck me i do fork seals all the time i charge $100 for the pair,there easy as,just do forget to linish the legs

[80s freak]

quote:Originally posted by revheadpete

fuck me i do fork seals all the time i charge $100 for the pair,there easy as,just do forget to linish the legs

Is that including seals and oil? Legs in or out of the bike? right way ups or USD (chamber or not)?

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak


quote:Originally posted by revheadpete

fuck me i do fork seals all the time i charge $100 for the pair,there easy as,just do forget to linish the legs

Is that including seals and oil? Legs in or out of the bike? right way ups or USD (chamber or not)?
i supply the labour they supply the oil n seal doesnt matter if i have to pull em out ,,its not hard

[Iceman]

I paid about $70 for conventional forks earlier this year, I did supply the seals and oil, and removed the forks myself.

[Loki]

I paid $180 to get mine done. All oils and seals included. Rode in in the morning, took it home that night.

$100 cheaper than anywhere else around here. Got the seals in overnight, as opposed to a week like everyone else.

The only downside was that it looked like they used a shifter to take the tops off and rounded the nut a little....

[Beaza]

Do em yourself mate.
First time is a learning process, but it aint hard. Then every other time is a piece of piss, and you know they are done right, and you save over $100 every time!

[xa-mont]

quote:Originally posted by Beaza
and you know they are done right


Or at least if they are wrong it's your fault and you have noone to blame but yourself.

Thats how i like to roll... and mistakes on my bike/cars are mine :D

[RevHead]

there easy as,use a rattle gun and single hex sockets,and buy yourself a measuring cup easy

[oldskool]

How do you measure the air gap with a measuring cup Pete ?

$100 would sound fair not $180 thats a piss take.

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by oldskool

How do you measure the air gap with a measuring cup Pete ?

$100 would sound fair not $180 thats a piss take.

i measure the oil content of the fork ,air gap????

[oldskool]

If you have to put ???? in you should leave motorcycle forks alone!

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by oldskool

If you have to put ???? in you should leave motorcycle forks alone!
geez we are in a good mood arnt we