Honda CL350 part 7 Forks and fings

Now that the wheels were serviceable it was time to look at the front forks and one there was a bit of a puzzle here as the gaiters seemed to be too short (Photo 1).

It was easy enough to strip them down to replace the seals and check the internal condition as there was not much to them. You will often find that the top parts of the fork tubes are a bit rusty, but this does not matter as it will be covered up by the headlamp brackets (though obviously removing the rust and coating that