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Ok, here's my wacky theory.
In the pics the bottom where they're stretched over the fork legs is checked like an old bicycle tire...age or environmental damage to the rubber. Also look at the form of the pleats...large radius on the lower inside pleats compared to a sharp vee on the torn ones higher up so the sharp vee ones are weaker and are stressed more when they flex...and in cross section that molded vee shape is probably the thinnest right there. Finally the bottoms are pulled down so far that the vent holes are blocked by the top of the fork legs so that when the forks move up and down they blow up and suck in like a balloon which makes more movement of the pleats and more fatigue on the sharp vee shaped ones, which are the ones that split.

Regarding the seals, all of the above makes sense. Thanks ferret.

On "All Girls Garage" last night the ladies put gaiters on a Star Bolt. It was awesome! Then they had hot All Girls...no, wait, that was a different show.

(05-10-2014, 01:55 AM)The Spaceman_imp Wrote: [ -> ]On "All Girls Garage" last night the ladies put gaiters on a Star Bolt. It was awesome! Then they had hot All Girls...no, wait, that was a different show.

You are ever the shining light at the end of the tunnel.

Mr Tortuga, you should join me in boycotting this thread after the stellar contributions we made to it yesterday were consigned to the moderator's rubbish tin.

Oil and Rubber.........mmmmmm sick

Absbexzy: which gaiters are you going to use? I have my good eye on another cb1100 deluxe if I get it I want gaiters for it. Let me know I will get a set from you you can send me a PM or email
Thanks Michael

Got gaiters and got them on thanks for the great deal