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FZ1- front fork stancion corrosion: - b1k3rdude - 22-03-21 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), 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. Re: FZ1- front fork stancion corrosion: - b1k3rdude - 23-03-21 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..?