So I just bought my first 250 2stroke, a 94 YZ250. It's an old bike and its been thru a couple not so caring owners evidenced by the radiators. Lately I started noticing that whenever the fork compresses, a ring of what looks like oil is left around the shiny inner tube of the fork (the half of the fork that attaches to the wheel). I dont know if im just being too paranoid for my toy but I wanna know if this means that something is wrong with my fork seals or they need replacing or whatever it is.
Oil on the fork?
- Thread starter MeYZ250
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Hearing the history of the bike it sounds like you just need new seals. Sometimes they get dirt up under the seal and you can clean it out by removing the dust seal and sliding a piece of card stock under the seal but they may just be worn out. You may want to try that first but it's not that hard of a job to change the seals if you are incline to do it yourself.
If you want to keep it, I would recommend sending the forks and shock to MX Tech and have them serviced.
