Fork gaiters

[ironjack63]

Okay, time for another dumb question. If one replaces the fairing boots in the r100rt with fork gaiters, which I already did, what do you clamp the bottom of the gaiter to? I put the hose clamp around the bottom only to have the fork action push the gaiters and clamps up to the furthest point of fork travel. Now the fork tubes are bare again in that section between the top of the bottom portion of the fork and the bottom of the fork gaiter. I decided to take the bottom hose clamps off and just let the gaiters hang in place, which when going down the road should have them in snug contact with the top of the bottom section of the fork. Does anyone have a better solution?

[100RT]

Did you take the rubber boots off of the top of the fork legs? That where the gaiters are camped on. You may have to stretch them a bit to fit on also easier if the forks are compressed.
The solid end goes up and plugs onto the breather pins that you should have installed in the lower tree..

[boxerboy81]

If the gaiters fall off the breather pins I used a cable tie fed from the inside top hole of the gaiter, thru the breather hole so that the clamp end holds it up from the bottom. Then put another cable tie onto the bit that pokes out the top and trim it leaving the clamp section so that the cable tie won't fall down.





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[ironjack63]

I did not take the rubber boots off of the top of the fork legs. Can they be carefully cut off with a sharp knife? I really don't want to take the front end apart again just to remove the rubbber boots, so I hope they can be cut off.

[boxerboy81]

Originally Posted by ironjack63

I did not take the rubber boots off of the top of the fork legs. Can they be carefully cut off with a sharp knife? I really don't want to take the front end apart again just to remove the rubbber boots, so I hope they can be cut off.

Yep, cut 'em off, chuck 'em in the bin...or try trimming the inside diameter to allow the gaiters to fit better. Take off in the future. Personally, I'd cut and throw.

[100RT]

Originally Posted by boxerboy81

If the gaiters fall off the breather pins I used a cable tie fed from the inside top hole of the gaiter, thru the breather hole so that the clamp end holds it up from the bottom. Then put another cable tie onto the bit that pokes out the top and trim it leaving the clamp section so that the cable tie won't fall down.





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HUH? top of gaiter gets clamped also. Lost me.

[boxerboy81]

Not clamped as such. They fit onto the breather tubes which are medially placed on the lower triple clamp. What I was saying, is if the gaiters tend to slip down, then a cable tie fed thru the breather hole at the top of the gaiter, then thru the breather pipe so that it sticks out the top can be made to prevent the gaiters from sliding down.

When I say "clamp end" I'm describing one end of the cable tie.

[ironjack63]

I did clamp the top end of the gaiters after pushing them over the "rattle pins" or roll pins in shade tree mechanic parlance.

[100RT]

Yup, two clamps each gaiter!