Fork seal change required - done. Some interesting info.

[SheepDog]

Took some photos of the tools I knocked up.

Used some PVC tube to seat the seals. 50mm internal size with nicks cut along to compress them down to fit around the 46mm chrome forks, then clamped together on the tube.

And a bit of iron tube lying around cut and shaped to hold the damper within the tube while tightening the hex nut from the bottom of the shockie. I'll see if any one can identify what the pipe was used for previously. Hint .... kids loved it.

[KiwiCol]

Swingball?  (That's what we call it here.) Tennis ball on a string goes up & down a big spring type thing.

[SheepDog]

Give that man a cigar. 

[KiwiCol]

I don't smoke, but a large Jimmy Black n coke would go nice . .

[Mick_J]

Thanks, btw the bikes older than the Disco, and the bike is far simpler. Just ordered the seals and bushes as per Sheepdogs' advice.

Maybe a silly question, but how do I know if I've got std or progressive springs?  I dont know the history of the bike. Are progressive springs a different length or can you only tell by the winding of the coils once they're removed?

A standard spring has the same spacing all the way down the spring coils, a progressive spring has shorter spacing between the coils at one end of the spring.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Thanks, btw the bikes older than the Disco, and the bike is far simpler. Just ordered the seals and bushes as per Sheepdogs' advice.

Maybe a silly question, but how do I know if I've got std or progressive springs?  I dont know the history of the bike. Are progressive springs a different length or can you only tell by the winding of the coils once they're removed?

A standard spring has the same spacing all the way down the spring coils, a progressive spring has shorter spacing between the coils at one end of the spring.

Thanks that's exactly what I thought. Seal and bush kit ordered, will strip the forks down this w'end  and make the tools I need,  should be sorted by next weekend