I think he means the part that slides inside the the fork leg (shiny bit) A little trick I learnt for rust is to rub them with a ball of tin foil , the foil is softer than the chrome but harder than the rust , thus it removes the rust
A little trick I learnt for rust is to rub them with a ball of tin foil , the foil is softer than the chrome but harder than the rust , thus it removes the rust
Quote from: matt7chunk on 19 January 2018, 02:37:31 pmA little trick I learnt for rust is to rub them with a ball of tin foil , the foil is softer than the chrome but harder than the rust , thus it removes the rust just tried it and works a treat . gonna pick up some chrome nail varnish and use a cocktail stick to feed it in there to hide the chip and seal it(never use the brush)
Cos that's for when you do your nails on that special occasion
The bike is pretty mint everywhere else. Just passed 20k, im the third owner. The last owner was my best mate, who i know kept it in the garage and looked after it. And the guy before had FSH, all the paperwork, and no mods (completely standard). So i don't think he was dicking about with it either. I only noticed it when i was swapping the fork oil. Went to slide the forks out, and the chrome came off like it wasn't attached. I am wondering if a stone chip exposed the metal underneath and corrosion took hold from there making it flake off when disturbed. Has anyone on here replaced them, and have any experience with fork seals and aftermarket stanchions?
http://www.forkrechroming.co.uk/ I used these guys a few years ago to sort my XS850 stanchions and they did a good job on them but there are companies who do the same thing all over the country. Most of the used ones on Ebay will be at least 15 years old and pattern parts are often a bit of a gamble. A friend of mine bought a set of Tarozzi legs for his GPZ750 and the OEM fork seals leaked from day one. It's obviously your call but I know what I'd do.
Anyone else think that £90-£140 for a chromed tube is a bit steep?
Quote from: Jbizzle on 26 January 2018, 08:57:41 amAnyone else think that £90-£140 for a chromed tube is a bit steep? Absolutely, but you're over a barrel and they know it, obviously without forks your bikes off the road. OEM from Fowlers are £172 each and Tarozzi fromWemoto are £133 each Even hard chroming and regrinding down to size at £150 for the pair is pretty pricey. The only other options are to leave them to see whether the rusted areas kills your fork seals or risk a used pair, I don't know how much a decent pair would cost from Ebay, if you can find any.
Quote from: Jbizzle on 26 January 2018, 08:57:41 amAnyone else think that £90-£140 for a chromed tube is a bit steep? but its not just a chromed tube its machined threaded and then chromed slight difference