1) you can still ride on .. very little oil is required to make a big mess. Wrap a cloth around the seal to catch the oil and clean it at the end of the day - it will save geting other things dirty .. like the brake. Or the exhaust pipe, boots legs, luggage ...
2) They are bike specific .. except your WP was probably used on both KTMs and Huskys .. and maybe a few other things. Get two .. one as a spare. Where ever you do this try to get some foil oil .. failing that automatic transmission fulid will work.
3) The seal may just have a bit of dirt underneath it .. running a thin bit of strong paper (business card) around under the seal and then removing it may dislodge the dirt and stop the leak. If it does stop - still get a spare - just in case.
4) it is the springs that support the bike ... they don't need much oil for that .. enought to provide some splash lubrication for the rubbing surfaces. Most of the oil is for damping .. stopping the 'bounce' !
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Regards Frank Warner
motorcycles BMW R80 G/S 1981, BMW K11LT 1993, BMW K75 G/S
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