Progressive Monotube install

[Apache1]

WOW!!! Sad to hear...You are the first I have heard of with this issue. Hopefully they can figure it out!

Yeah, me too! I've been trying to figure this out for awhile now, 65mph and up, with any wind or truck turbulence, the bike feels really squirrelly, very uneasy feeling! Did the bearings, then monotubes, and now the rear spring. Something has got to give, the thing feels horrible on long highway runs. Will update when I learn more.

[Jimmytee]

Yeah, me too! I've been trying to figure this out for awhile now, 65mph and up, with any wind or truck turbulence, the bike feels really squirrelly, very uneasy feeling! Did the bearings, then monotubes, and now the rear spring. Something has got to give, the thing feels horrible on long highway runs. Will update when I learn more.

Well, just from the description of oil leaking, sounds like you had a fork seal failure. Either they were not changed which is a no no or maybe something improper was done like incorrect, read TOO much oil in the forks. With the Progressive Monotubes, the forks DO NOT have the same amount of oil in them as they did before. The measurement is crucial.

I did mine myself and changed the bearing in the head bearings. The Monotubes are not bad. Just make sure to get the measurement of the fork fluid correct by the instructions. Also I replaced the fork bushings along with new fork seals. Make sure to get the correct seals as the left and right seals are DIFFERENT. I also purchased a fork seal driver to correctly seat the new seals.

SO far I am very happy with mine with the combination Arnott Air Ride I installed in the rear. And the bike tracks like it is on rails way past 100 mph.

If you can get the above work done for $300 and you trust your mechanic to do the work, It might be worth it. I typically do my own wrenching, because one I'm not rich, two I don't have a lot of faith in other mechanics. Now the mechanic at my local shop is pretty good, but I defer to #1. Plus he had never done the Monotube Installation either and I figure I might as well be the one watching the You Tube video.

[Rickc]

Thanks for all the input. This might wait and be a project done this winter.

[willtill]

I've completely disassembled my forks on my DR650 (and put them back together - thought I should add that in ). I wouldn't have an issue of performing the same work on these F6B forks, especially after watching Progressive's video.

[Rickc]

Thanks Mr. Willtill, I'm thinking I'll try doing it myself.
I have changed fork seals on old GL1000 and Triumphs. Not afraid to try.