Found a bad Seal

During the winter maintenance I found a seeping fork seal. As luck would have it, I had the seals, bushings on hand for a Race Tech Gold Valve install that didn?t happen. So that part worked out well. On disassembly, I found some nicks that were probably the cause for the seal failure.

With 53K miles on the clock and having everything here, I decided to go ahead and replace the bushings as well. Both sets were showing some wear. However I did see scoring or scratches on one of the lowers. I used Amsoil Medium Weight Suspension fluid which I?ve used in the past and I really like how the bike feels and responds.

Pics show new bushing on left, worn on right.

What was the wear like on the upper bushings, the ones on the right?

The wear on the upper bushings will show on the inside. Did you find what caused the gouge in the lower bushing?

The wear on the inside of the upper bushings is minimal. This is surprising considering the amount of miles on the bike. Can this be contributed to changing the suspension fluid every year?

Pics show new bushing on left

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Why is the gouge there on your new bushing.
Can you give us a parts list on what we need to purchase from mother Honda do do a seal replacement on a bike with 50,000 miles on it.
Thanks

The scored bushing is the one being replaced.

Here is a basic parts list. You can do some searches to pull up the part numbers.
2 dust seals
2 oil seals
2 upper bushings
2 lower bushings
2 washers ("special washer" #24)

A vacationing penguin is driving his through Arizona when he notices that the oil pressure light is on. He gets out to look and sees oil dripping out of the motor. He drives to the nearest town and stops at the first gas station.

After dropping the car off, the penguin goes for a walk around town. He sees an ice-cream shop and, being a penguin in Arizona, decides that something cold would really hit the spot. He gets a big dish of ice cream and sits down to eat. Having no hands he makes a real mess trying to eat with his flippers. After finishing his ice cream, he goes back to the gas station and asks the mechanic if he's found the problem. The mechanic looks up and says "It looks like you blew a seal."

"No no," the penguin replies, "it's just ice cream."