Which is better, OEM or Aftermarket? And how hard are they to replace? And id there any place on the Internet that sells them?
I don't think aftermarket fork seals have been shown to necesarilly be "better". Some people certainly may have had better luck here and there- I often stick to OEM. I just bought seals "online" from MOTOSPORTZ and replaced mine last night. I think those are OEM- they have a Marzocci part number I believe. Its easy- just pay attention to what you are doing. Watch the vids on Rocky Mountain ATVMC for instruction and if it "looks" easy to you go for it. the vids should be part 1 and 2 of "fork seal replacement- cartridge type" which is correct for the open 50mm marzoccis
We've always used OEM seals. We've used MSR seals twice and they performed very unsatisfactorily. Moving thread to Common Topics, since all bikes have fork seals
Seriously? (I watched the videos) That is sick just how easy that is! Now I'm pissed that I've paid to have this done over the years on all my bikes. And the suspension guy already ordered the seals even though I never confirmed that I wanted him to replace them. They claim the seals are none standard and so they had to order them, $60 for the seals and dust covers and then it's $52.50 per leg for labor to do the work and then there is the oil cost. All said and done it'll be over $200 for something I can do myself. I hate paying for things I know I can do myself. Thanks for all the info this will be very beneficial in the future!
