Charon
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Way back in about 1984 or '85, I had a Suzuki Tempter. It collected (I think) a flying stone on the fork slider. This caused a small nick with a raised edge, which cut the seal and caused the oil to pump out of the fork. I was griping at work about it, and a coworker told me to file an insurance claim under comprehensive. I had to explain to the agent that the damage was analogous to a broken windshield. But they paid, less the deductible of course. New fork leg, new seal on the fork. While I had the fork legs off I installed fork gaiters and never had another problem.
Years later I collected the same sort of damage on a Honda TLR200 Reflex. The dealership covered the repair under warranty, though later he said he had to eat the cost because Honda didn't warrant the seals. On that one the shop was able to burnish out the nick and replace the seal. The repair held for years, so I guess it was OK.
The S40, but not the Savage, has a plastic shield in front of the fork. Some folks consider it unattractive, and remove it. I made similar shields from stiff plastic jugs and hose clamps, and installed them on my Eliminator (since traded); my 250 Ninja; and the Yamaha 250 Star which I got to replace the Eliminator. I'd rather have installed the gaiters, but the plastic shields are a LOT easier.
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