Fork sink?

[payon]

Hi guys,

 

I am riding a Cbr150 old version.

 

My bike front fork is leaking so I went to my usual bike shop for servicing. Thinking I only needed to change my fork seals.

 

However when the mechanic inspected the tubes of the fork, I see some scratches there and he said must change the fork sink too. He quoted me $115 for one fork sink (need 2). And $45 for one fork seal.

 

Total cost is $320. Am I being cheated? What exactly is this fork sink anyway. I tried to Google but can't find anything.

[Hydher]

i believe its the fork tubes

[naim]

Thats what usually happens when a fork leak is left unattended. U might have missed it for quite some time alr.

 

Exact price not too sure but fork tubes are quite expensive. U can choose to not change the tubes but if the scratches are indeed deep, ur seals will fail again very quickly.

 

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[payon]

Understand. So it is the fork tubes. And ya there are indeed scratches there after the cap is removed.

 

Heart pain but guess I still have to change as leaky fork can leak down to front brake and affect breaking. Safety issue.

 

Thanks guys.