I have surface rust on my front fork stanchions/tubes. Although it is nowhere near the seals, it annoys me, and i want to replace them for aesthetic reasons.
It wont be rust but corrosion does look bad on some bikes.
Take some autosol and wire wool and they will clean up. Just lacquer them again and you shouldn't see the problem again for years.
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
(19-01-18, 03:37 PM)matt7chunk link Wrote: 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
I cant remember an owner on here ever having that kind of damage/rust on a Fazer I wonder if they are already second hand forks. Any sign elsewhere that the bike has had repairs.
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
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?
A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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.
(19-01-18, 03:37 PM)matt7chunk link Wrote: 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
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)
(25-01-18, 12:04 PM)Disorderlypunk link Wrote: [quote author=matt7chunk link=topic=23677.msg274175#msg274175 date=1516372651]
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
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)
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Cos that's for when you do your nails on that special occasion
(25-01-18, 12:04 PM)Disorderlypunk link Wrote: [quote author=matt7chunk link=topic=23677.msg274175#msg274175 date=1516372651]
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
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)
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Haha awesome punk
(22-01-18, 05:11 PM)Jbizzle link Wrote: 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?
(19-01-18, 03:37 PM)matt7chunk link Wrote: 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
which side of the foil? will try this on downpipes
(24-01-18, 08:03 PM)vinnyb link Wrote: 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.
Thanks Vinnyb, exactly what i was worried about!
A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
