There should be no leakage from the fork, you need to do a fork rebuild. Keeping forks compressed for long periods of time can make the forks leak/blow a seal quicker. Sand could play a factor if it got past your dust seals..............all in all, you need a rebuild. Very easy.

 

It could be time for a rebuild, yes. Or you could just have a piece of dirt/silt trapped in the seal that the oil is leaking past. You can remove the dust wipers and run a small piece of 35mm film in between the seal and the fork tube. Work it all the way around the seal and pull it out. If the seals are still good but leaking because of trapped dirt, that will usually do the trick.

 

No fork seals have 2 sealing points one lip keeps sand and dirt out and the other is what seals the oil in the fork so replace your fork seals.Replcing them is a very simple job if you know what your doing.

 

pffft. I've seen brand new seals leak the day after putting them in. Dirt CAN get trapped in there and it WILL cause a leak if it does. There's no reason not to try cleaning them out before going on and replacing them. If it doesn't work, you'll need to replace the seals, but there's nothing lost by trying the film/tape/sandpaper trick first. Everybody's gotta be a know-it-all, lol.

 

Dude sorry I was trying to help him out god **** people on internet got nothing better do do

 

Dude sorry I was trying to help him out god **** people on internet got nothing better do do

Touchy much? Relax man, I was just making a joke.

 

How long has it been since the seals were last replaced? You can try to clean the area, but I would guess it needs new seals.

 

AsKDX noted, and a couple others.
Likely they need replacing.
You can get wipers to if you consistantly get dirt fouling the seals.

Its a cheap and easy job to replace them yourself.
Be sure to use fresh oil to, fork oil does not last forever as many seem to think it does.