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Spamy Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 224	Fork boots 05/30/14 at 08:27:50 Anyone have any better experience with the fork boots? Ive been through 3 sets now and they just dont seem to hold up. 2 sets from Ryca and 1 off ebay. So far they all seem to fall apart within 6 months of use. Any better luck out there? Its a major pita having to change them out with the spacer in the forks.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28681 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #1 - 05/30/14 at 08:50:57 I've had mine for over 6 years... I do park in the shade, to reduce sun rot... http://www.amazon.com/Daystar-Fork-Boots-Series-F00058BK04/dp/B000TYHQ18
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #2 - 05/30/14 at 08:59:26 [quote author=7462756870656873070 link=1401463670/0#1 date=1401465057]I've had mine for over 6 years... I do park in the shade, to reduce sun rot... http://www.amazon.com/Daystar-Fork-Boots-Series-F00058BK04/dp/B000TYHQ18</a> Nice! I assume they are universal and fit our 38mm tubes with no issues?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28681 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #3 - 05/30/14 at 09:10:37 Yup,.. they fits reel good... ... ...fork seals are like new underneath as well... and they are 17 years old...(97')... ...
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Spamy Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 224	Re: Fork boots Reply #4 - 05/30/14 at 10:31:08 Ordered a pair. Ill see how they do. Thanks.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #5 - 05/31/14 at 07:34:05 I got the DayStars as Serow suggested and they fit nicely with no issues. https://www.denniskirk.com/_.p58626.prd/58626.sku
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Re: Fork boots
Reply #6 - 05/31/14 at 07:43:27

Got a set of Daystar fork boots through Dennis Kirk. An always in stock item, made in the USA.

Most generic black fork boot sets are made in Taiwan by Emgo. Not UV stable, but I did get a year or better out of the ones I had on Pokey out in WA.

If you want colored fork boots, hit up the dirt bike section of the catalogs at Cycle Gear, Motorcycle Superstore, etc. Or just cheat and order a pair of shock/steering stabilizer boots from the Rancho Suspension catalog at the auto parts store... and you can get them in polyurethane based material that is UV/heat/cold/chemical impervious.

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Re: Fork boots
Reply #7 - 05/31/14 at 07:50:53

ToesNose wrote on 05/31/14 at 07:34:05:

I got the DayStars as Serow suggested and they fit nicely with no issues.

https://www.denniskirk.com/_.p58626.prd/58626.sku
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy206/bcrx2/Motorcycles/20140508_073346_zp...

AHA! Glad you posted! I've been searching for you. I recall you used some plumbing clamp of some kind on the lower forks to hole your bracket and I can't find anyone around here who knows what I'm talking about. Can you post a close up and tell me where you got them? Thanks!

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YoungSavage Junior Member Offline everyone knows I'm home by the KA-POW! Posts: 89 Monterey, California Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #8 - 05/31/14 at 18:50:05 Sorry to the OP about this, but a bit off topic here. ToesNose where did you get your headlight? What does it look like when it's on?
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #9 - 06/01/14 at 13:16:51 NP S-P here's the link to the post for my front end http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1399552235
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #10 - 06/01/14 at 13:44:26 ToesNose wrote on 06/01/14 at 13:16:51: NP S-P here's the link to the post for my front end http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1399552235 Very cool! Thanks!! This opens a lot of possibilities for front end work!
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #11 - 06/02/14 at 19:53:36 Funny I racked my brain for months trying to come up with a solution to attach the fender struts.....and it was so simple once I got it LOL.
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Re: Fork boots
Reply #12 - 06/02/14 at 20:22:35

ToesNose wrote on 06/02/14 at 19:53:36:

Funny I racked my brain for months trying to come up with a solution to attach the fender struts.....and it was so simple once I got it LOL.

Yeah, sometimes the obvious isn't. I found a GT750 fender on ebay for 28.00, it's on the way. Grin

I'll shop the plumbing supply house for the hanger and some copper pipe. You got some clean bends, did you fill them with sand first?

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Fork boots Reply #13 - 06/03/14 at 06:12:08 Actually the first ones I did filled with sand crimped like heck! The ones on the bike I just took my time and bent O'natural over my knee
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chrischrischris YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9 Sydney - Australia	Re: Fork boots Reply #14 - 09/09/18 at 04:03:35 Serowbot wrote on 05/30/14 at 09:10:37: Yup,.. they fits reel good... ... ...fork seals are like new underneath as well... and they are 17 years old...(97')... ... http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/DSCF0953.jpg where did you get the headlight cage? does it mount to a stock savage headlight? thanks!!
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