Re-Chroming Forks

MentalMike
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05 Aug 2010 15:41 #388434 by MentalMike

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Can anyone recommend a good shop that can re-chrome pitted and rusted forks?

Obviously cost and turn around time is important, but quality is most important.

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Mike

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1976 Kawasaki KZ900
1978 Kawasaki KZ1000A
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05 Aug 2010 15:56 #388441 by Jeff.Saunders

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Hi Mike, the cost is going to be the issue. The chroming process is just part of the work. After they've been chromed, they have to be machined to get them to the correct tolerance.

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05 Aug 2010 16:07 #388445 by wfomx

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I have seen new replacement fork tubes on the net for just over $100.

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05 Aug 2010 16:32 #388452 by otakar

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It is more expensive to have them re-chromed than it is to get new ones.

74 Z1-A stock
76 KZ-900 Totaly stock vice MAC pipe
77 KZ-1000A stock
78 Z1-R 100%MINT 500 original Mi.
78 Z1-R Yoshi 1103 kit stage 1 cams Yoshi pipe. Etc
79 KZ-1300 (1400)
80 KZ-1300
81 Scratch built GPz1150R
82 KZ1000

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05 Aug 2010 16:46 #388456 by TeK9iNe

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Try these guys, good product: Forking by Frank

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05 Aug 2010 18:04 #388470 by otakar

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or these guys.
www.fastfromthepast.com/servlet/the-Fork...-Kawasaki/Categories

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05 Aug 2010 18:34 #388481 by 650ed

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I assume you're talking about the upper (inner) tubes. Which bike are you working on? Ed

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05 Aug 2010 19:38 #388509 by MentalMike

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Thanks for the links fellas.

I'm starting the resto on my 85 GPZ900. See pic before I started breaking her apart.

Might be better waiting for a good pair to pop up on feebay. Problem is I've been looking, but no such luck. I still have time so we'll see.

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