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Just pull the dust seal down and wipe the fork tube away from the seals. You can GENTLY pry the dust seals down with a small flat blade screw driver. I'd NOT use high pressure air however. Good way to push debris where you don't want it.

 

If your seals are leaking, you can buy all sorts of products designed for this such as:

 

http://www.riskracing.com/pages/Seal_Doctor_Page.html

 

http://www.sealmate.net/

 

Or, make your own out of a flexible butter tub lid or other thin, semi-rigid plastic piece.

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Thanks Brian, It's not leaking I'm just trying to get a consistent maintenance schedule with this 990. It seems everything I read they are great bikes but temperamental and require lots of attention, so I guess it's a good thing I enjoy wrenching.

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On my KTMs, can't say  that I had to spend much time on the fork wipers & seals, both riding in Colorado and Nevada. I'd pull the wipers down periodically, but not something you need to do often IMHO. A few times season seems reasonable unless you really ride a lot of mucky conditions.

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I avoid using either high pressure air or water on my bikes as I don't want to force things past anywhere they don't belong. I keep a set of Kriega stretch neoprene/rubber fork skins on to help keep anything heavy from up around the seals and they're easy to periodically remove and clean. Then again I'm a true half on road half on dirt , rider so I'm not really abusive on my seals. I do keep an eye on their condition every so often.

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