Leaking fork oil after only 500 miles
I sent my forks off to this company last July (2023). They had them 7/8 weeks before being returned. Cosmetically they looked ok. Between putting them back on my bike and April this year (2024), I had only clocked up around 500 miles before one of the forks started to seep fork oil. It started slowly but gradually got worse. Rather than take them back off and send them back to Philpots I took my bike to a local garage. I had the seals replaced on both forks and was informed by the garage owner that all kinds of debris came out with the fork oil, there was pitting on the forks suggesting that they hadn't been skimmed properly, one fork was slightly oval and they certainly hadn't been cleaned out prior to reassembly.
Needless to say I'm not impressed with Philpots and will not be using or recommending them in the future.


