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oops - ive riden it into work....!

thanks for the reply guys - will clean up the mess and get the old torch out! Good news is wheelies dont really happen so i hopefully can rule out the fork seals.....

Thanks Guys - though im not sure im brave enough to taste the deposit.....its light-ish brown and resembles oil - yes i do have a cat but she prefers to dump and piss in her litter tray - but good idea though - its being looked at today and i shall let you know what gets discovered.......

Ok - the official diagnosis is the Right Hand Fork Seal.....its toast - it leaks oil.

Will need the Seal and Oil replaced - not too bad - oh and there is aparently discharge on my brake pad - but im reluctant to change them at this time so going to just get them cleaned up as best as possible......and see how i get on...

Could be worse i guess....

Just wanted a mini rant....

took the bike to my local garage last thursday - and expected it be be complete and ready for collection on Friday - just to summarise again is a fork seal with associated oil and also brake pad (due to contamination) replacement.
Thought at the worst i could collect on Friday as i was told they didnt have a lot of work on.......Not the case - have just phoned them now (nearly a week later and was told the part still hadnt come in! It MAY be tomorrow but they dont know.....im getting slightly peeved by the delay as they said there are only certain times they could order stuff from Yamaha(????- no idea why this is possible at certain times??) and asking did they know how much longer it was going to be they couldnt give me an answer......im getting to the stage where i just want to take it from their and either find somewhere else or have a bash myself - but my skills as a mechanic - are pretty limited......im just fed up as i want to ride it and it looks like ive missed the best of the nice weather.....