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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: b1k3rdude on 22 March 2021, 07:57:06 pm

Title: FZ1- front fork stancion corrosion:
Post by: b1k3rdude on 22 March 2021, 07:57:06 pm

So today I gave the bike its first clean since buying it (wasn't that dirty, but it was warm out). Anyway I get to the point where I am drying it off with the microfibre and get down to the forks and noticed some pits in the chrome (see attached). So I put on some cable-ties to check my travel to see of the fork seals are ever likely to touch etc and after a quick chat with Gnasher he confirmed on the outside at-least I am a good 5-10mm away. He also mentioned that the FZ1 stock on the front is under-sprung and under-damped, which then reminded me that the suspension isn't setup correctly for my weight - as the forks are travelling too far down.

I have yet to check the inside of the fork stanchions, which I will do the next sunny day we get. But I fear the corrosion there will be worse, like I have seen on a fork I spotted on ebay (see this image (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/lzcAAOSwslJcvzHm/s-l1600.jpg)), as I can feel bumps and roughness with my fingers etc.

So my questions are for fellow FZ1 owners -

• How bad is yours, got images?
• How long did it take to get that bad, mileage, time-passed or both.
• What have people done to try and combat this issue, trimmed down fork gator? ACF50?, grease?

Has anyone had their forks rechromed -

• by who and how much,
• how well has the new thicker chrome lasted..?  mileage/time-passed.

Title: Re: FZ1- front fork stancion corrosion:
Post by: b1k3rdude on 23 March 2021, 06:54:09 pm

Has anyone fitted USB forks from an R1 or other bikes? if so what was involved? and has anyone posted this on the forum before now..?