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Who makes the best fork gaiters?

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I am planning to put fork gaiters on my 1978 gs 750. I have a friend that has them on his Triumph Bonneville and has to replace them every couple of years. I don't know if that is what to expect, or if there are better gaiters out there. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
 
Rancho, heavy duty, and cheap, like 3-4 dollars ea. Napa auto

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pic with the recent airshocks which have thier own gaiters
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old_skool said:
Rancho, heavy duty, and cheap, like 3-4 dollars ea. Napa auto

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Those do work well...a lot of the BMW K-bike guys use them...
You can also research gaiters of some older BMW R bikes, but they are considerably more costly.
 
They do make extremely heavy ones, but I like these as they are relatively cheap and available everywhere. Just make sure no matter which ones you use, make a weep hole (small) in the bottom of one of the folds, it will allow the gaiter to rise up and down smoothly with the travel, otherwise it will create a suction and try to pull away from the top or bottom, these also work OVER the dust boot, so you don't have to remove them and have added protection.
 
old_skool said:
Those are nice, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I noticed in that thread some think the gaiters are ugly, I kinda like the old_skool look.
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I don't think they are ugly...
They don't look correct on all bikes, like maybe my Triumph, but on an old Suzuki...they look good!

And with that said....I'm officially a post whore, with 1000post, now I'm going outside to actually get some work done, tune in later.:D

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Congratulations on this very significant achievement!:D
 
I wish NAPAs around here had motorcycle parts... Or do those go on offroad shocks for trucks?? Havee a part #??
 
Baatfam,
I've got 50 yrs. of Brit bikes in my past so without gaiters, the girl looks half dressed!
Niels
 
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