A tech day kinda just happened...

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It was sunny and 65 in Atlanta after three weeks of bleh weather. Suddenly bikes were congregating in my driveway. So we made a tech day of it.
Thanks everybody that just showed up in my driveway. Now my neighbors think I have more bikes hidden in my garage than they thought.

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No worries John, I’ve got some care packages headed your way…
 

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It was sunny and 65 in Atlanta after three weeks of bleh weather. Suddenly bikes were congregating in my driveway. So we made a tech day of it.
Thanks everybody that just showed up in my driveway. Now my neighbors think I have more bikes hidden in my garage than they thought.

IMG_6088.jpeg
The good news is you can leave the Prius unlocked and no one will mess with it.... ok, there are 2 reasons.. :rofl1:
 
Is that a chip missing in the fork tube?

No. That "chip" is a factory groove.
It's the fork seal that's visible.
You shouldn't see the spring.
It's supposed to be seated down in.
Then a metal C clip holds it in place.
And then a the dust cover goes over it all.

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bottom is seal
middle is clip
top is dust cover.

Without the clip, there's nothing really preventing the lower part of the fork tube from coming apart from the top, except for the bike weight pushing down.

If both are like that and you say, popped a wheelie, the front tire and lower forks might just fall off.
 
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No. That "chip" is a factory groove.
It's the fork seal that's visible.
You shouldn't see the spring.
It's supposed to be seated down in.
Then a metal C clip holds it in place.
And then a the dust cover goes over it all.

1701739480987.jpeg
bottom is seal
middle is clip
top is dust cover.

Without the clip, there's nothing really preventing the lower part of the fork tube from coming apart from the top, except for the bike weight pushing down.

If both are like that and you say, popped a wheelie, the front tire and lower forks might just fall off.
Good explanation, however, not right this time.
Those are after market fork seals, probably purchased at a dirt bike shop, and the upper part with the exposed spring is used in place of the Honda dust cover.
Some of these aftermarket seals use dust covers that are held tight against the fork tube with those springs etc.
I've run across several of those seals on escort bikes, where folks don't want to spend money on repairs etc.
:WCP1:

***Those appear to be AllBalls for seal dust caps.
 
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