Watch out for Pyramid fork seals.

[uncledj]

I tore down the front shocks on my 87 Standard to replace the leaking fork seals. I had a heck of a time trying to get the wire retainer ring back in place. (just beneath the dust seal)...It seemed that I couldn't get either the top bushing or the seal to seat down far enough to leave room for the retainer wire. I pulled it apart again ( a few times ) to figure why they wouldn't seat far enough, until I got smart and compared the new seal to the old one, and found that the Pyramid brand seal was about 1/16" taller than the old one, which was just enough to keep the retainer wire from going in. I got another set from Bikebandit, which matched the originals perfectly, and the darn thing went right together. I got the Pyramid (green package) from e-bay. They looked good, but the little bit of added height was a killer.

Hope this helps someone avoid the cornfusion I went through.

[Yammer Dan]

I got a set on a shelf somwhere. I'll check and see what they are.

 

[Pappa Bear]

I bought some from them also, same problem,they wanted me to send them back for replacement, would have costed more than it was worth!!!! I reordered from here in the states and that set was an exact match. Lesson learned!!!!!!!