11-01-2023, 09:01 PM
I've also looked at the R&G protector for the rear shock. Always tempted, but I hate putting additional things on the bike that have to come off everytime something requires attention. (There's already enough body work to contend with.)
The catch-22 comes in when want to look at the forks or shock at the end of every long day, for signs of leakage (and to clean off any errant grit). The zippered neoprene seems only a little easier than the clipped gaiters of years past.
Probably lucky - but even with a few thousand miles of gravel on the RS, I never had a gaiterless fork seal leak or fail - with pre-emptive seal replacements every 18,000 miles. (Knocking on wood.)
The catch-22 comes in when want to look at the forks or shock at the end of every long day, for signs of leakage (and to clean off any errant grit). The zippered neoprene seems only a little easier than the clipped gaiters of years past.
Probably lucky - but even with a few thousand miles of gravel on the RS, I never had a gaiterless fork seal leak or fail - with pre-emptive seal replacements every 18,000 miles. (Knocking on wood.)
"A good man always knows his limitations...."