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V7 racer fork gaitors change

dabrucru

dabrucru

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Hi, my '13 racer needs the fork gaitors (rubber tubes on fork) to be changed. They all teared up...i m changing them under warranty. Are these easy to change? Are they inserted from below of the forks or from above ?thanks
 
Follow the procedure to remove the front forks ... Remove the brake caliper, front axle, fork brace and front wheel. Then drop one fork at a time, install the gaiter, and replace. Use the axle to line up the replaced fork before turning to the next (so that you preserve the positioning in the triple clamp). The gaiter will slide off/on from the fixed stanchion side.
 
Make sure you have new clamps and a tool to install them. Line up the seams in the gaitors (put them where you want them). You may have to adjust your thinking a bit when it comes to putting on the clamps. My tool (!) has a long handle so installation wasn't quite a straight forward as I thought it would be.
 
Just one more question. are these gaitors there for a purpose? or just estatically? i ve notice that the Special does not have them

thanks
 
dabrucru said:
Just one more question. are these gaitors there for a purpose? or just estatically? i ve notice that the Special does not have them

thanks
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I add some type of gaiters to all my bikes, and I get my friends to use them too. Once installed, fork seals seem to last forever.
 
As John rightly points out, gaiters protect the chromed part of the forks from road debris that will foul or ruin the seals.

Gaiters keep the "old school" look of the V7. Alternatively, there are fork guards that serve the same purpose but add a more modern look to the vehicle.
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The choice is up to you.
 
I would suggest finding after market fork gaiters. For some reason these Guzzi ones are not properly vulcanized or something. You will only end up doing this again a few years down the road. I picked up a pair for my Bonneville from New Bonneville.com some years ago and they are holding up since they are American made. One of the few things we still do better then the rest of the world.... vulcanizing rubber properly. My 2013 are already rotting. I may just cut them off and go for the bare look. I just hate removing the front end, it sucks, hate doing that job. If I do it, if I end up removing this front end, I'm going to send the lower legs out and have them buffed out and polished like that 70's look.
 
Thanks i also thought removing them and install a plastic ones like the special model has. But they look really retro on the bike. But to remove the forks on an almost new bike is something i do not want to do.
 
Removing the forks on the V7 is a real pain. You can't get to the bolts on the top of the triple clamp. You have to remove the speedo/tach assembly to get to them. If you have ABS (V7 II), you also have to remove the panel that holds the ABS/TCS status lights. I've done it on so many bikes over the years, it really doesn't faze me anymore, but MG made this one a pain.
 
I was going to do it myself but then its still under warranty so the guys at guzzi are doing it. But still, removing the forks on a new bike ...i don t know...maybe i ll go with the small plastic ones that i saw on ebay. They are splitted on the backside so one does not have to remove the front end. But they do not look vintage on the bike.
 

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Too bad it takes $300 worth of labor to replace $20 gaiters. Seems like someone could make a waterproof material cover that wraps around the fork and velcro to itself or zips up. Made of the right material with some stuffing to give it just a little body they could be very nice looking, easy to install and clean and could even be offered in colors or with brand insignias. Wish I could sew.
 
Daniel Swords said:
Too bad it takes $300 worth of labor to replace $20 gaiters. Seems like someone could make a waterproof material cover that wraps around the fork and velcro to itself or zips up. Made of the right material with some stuffing to give it just a little body they could be very nice looking, easy to install and clean and could even be offered in colors or with brand insignias. Wish I could sew.
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Here you go. http://www.nojgear.com/ You may find a local shop that stocks them.
 
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