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SuperSavage Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 341	Fork Boots? 07/11/11 at 12:15:07 Does anyone have forkboots on their bike? I love the retro look of 'em and am thinking of putting them on both of my bikes. Are there any advantages/disadvantages besides being BadA$$?
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Edgar Senior Member Offline Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? Posts: 353 San Diego	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #1 - 07/11/11 at 13:02:09 Several hav them on their savages. Advantages are your tubes are protected. Disadvantages...don't know. Use the search feature if you want to see savages with gaitors/boots
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Reply #2 - 07/11/11 at 13:07:56

They protect your fork tubes from dust, dried bugs, and nicks from stones... These are the things that ruin your fork seals...
... and... they look BadA$$!... Grin

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MSR Daystar "series 58" fork boots fit perfect... I've had them for three or four years and they look as good as new...

disadvantage... you have to buy them,.. and put them on...

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #3 - 07/11/11 at 13:45:52 There are those who say fork boots hold moisture, which does bad things to the forks. For what it's worth, the Daystar boots have weep holes. I suppose they're mostly to let air in and out as the boots collapse and expand, but if you position a hole at the bottom back, moisture will drain, too.
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #4 - 07/11/11 at 13:46:20 Disadvantage: They look too darn BadA$$ and skew the balance of BadA$$ hopelessly toward the forktal region of your bike. You think you can handle that kind of BadA$$? I can't think of a single bad thing about them either. The boots require a little trimming when combined with a fork brace, otherwise they're 100% BadA$$ in a bag.
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Re: Fork Boots?
Reply #5 - 07/11/11 at 14:16:59

Boule’tard wrote on 07/11/11 at 13:46:20:

Disadvantage: They look too darn BadA$$ and skew the balance of BadA$$ hopelessly toward the forktal region of your bike.

You think you can handle that kind of BadA$$? Huh

I can't think of a single bad thing about them either. The boots require a little trimming when combined with a fork brace, otherwise they're 100% BadA$$ in a bag.

Not sure I understand... do these look BadA$$?? Wink

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #6 - 07/11/11 at 14:48:15 Disadvantages? Don't buy Emgo ones, they will photo-degrade and fill the fork seal area with rubber dust. Other disadvantages? Hard to clean. But since my bike gets rained on, never washed...
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RidgeRunner13 Serious Thumper Offline haulin' the groceries! Posts: 649 Mustang Island, Texas Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #7 - 07/11/11 at 16:34:50 Rancho shock boots fit the Savage/S40 fairly well, come in several colors & are pretty cheap. Available at O'Reilly auto parts or any where that carries Rancho shocks.
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #8 - 07/11/11 at 16:42:39 The Daystars have a little larger than average accordion folds and therefore fewer of them, making the cleaning process totally BadA$$. When my DR650 gaiters start to crack, some Daystars are going on for sure.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28653 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #9 - 07/11/11 at 17:15:45 These are the Daystars... about $!5.00 a pair...
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #10 - 07/12/11 at 02:26:35 Look just like my Emgo ones did. Where were they made, I don't want anymore Taiwanese parts if I can possibly avoid it.
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #11 - 07/12/11 at 04:00:49 Essential for traveling on "The Dirt Road" Especially when it gets messy
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #12 - 07/12/11 at 08:56:43 How hard is the install? Looks like a pain and that's what keeps me from buying them.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #13 - 07/12/11 at 09:13:25 Easy. I'd consider changing the fork oil too. Take wheel off. Fender off . Too cap off then loosen signal clamp. And pinch bolt. Slip it down. Then put on boot repeat for other side.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Fork Boots? Reply #14 - 07/12/11 at 09:19:24 Come to think of it, I have to take wheel off to change tire when riding season is over, maybe I'll throw a pair while it's apart.
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