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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 30 Mar 2022 10:45 #864538

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discretion is sometimes the better part of honour, at the end of the day a resolution as painlessly as possible has to be good. Don't worry about checking your "man card" it takes a big man to accept when sometimes the alternatives are the way to go 

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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 30 Mar 2022 18:15 #864572

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Appreciate that Wookie.  Will see what the professionals say & do tomorrow a.m.  

There is still a part of me that wants to see this through myself.  But at this point, let the machine shop give it a go.  
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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 30 Mar 2022 18:25 #864574

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Smart people surround themselves with talented and smarter people. That’s why I’m here! No concerns on the man card. Actually you can add a practical card to it. You mentioned the value of the forks based on your content with their components and their performance, no reason to risk that.  Good luck. 
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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 30 Mar 2022 19:08 #864582

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If the shop isn't busy and they can do it right away you might be able to watch!
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 30 Mar 2022 19:38 #864587

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Smart people surround themselves with talented and smarter people. 

Bingo, and never be afraid to ask questions.

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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 31 Mar 2022 10:46 #864619

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If the shop isn't busy and they can do it right away you might be able to watch!

Met the owner of the machine shop.  He make his money in the OEM market.  Impressed me and serious about his work. He made no guarantee.  I respect that.  Found out he is a motorsports enthusiast and owns a 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo. So, he took some interest as we spoke.  
He will have some other vertical work in a couple of weeks and will fit this in.  He spoke of a process(can't recall the tool name) where he will cut down into the stud body leaving the threads intact.  He mentioned, I may need to pick out the remaining steel thread from the fork body. 
Let the waiting game begin.  I need to mount a new rear tire on my C-14 anyway and will fit new braided brake lines on the KZ..     
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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 31 Mar 2022 13:27 #864628

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He will didn´t do the job him self but out source it to do a EDM job to burn out the stud core for crazy money and you have to pick out the remaining thread steel of the fork body.
 No words......

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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 31 Mar 2022 14:31 #864629

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He will didn´t do the job him self but out source it to do a EDM job to burn out the stud core for crazy money and you have to pick out the remaining thread steel of the fork body.
 No words......

Makes the UK add I posted look like a bargain at £18 including cleaning the thread 
 

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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 31 Mar 2022 15:26 #864634

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He will didn´t do the job him self but out source it to do a EDM job to burn out the stud core for crazy money and you have to pick out the remaining thread steel of the fork body.
 No words......

I will ask this question tomorrow and cost if that is the case  If not to my liking, I will simply go pick up.  You are the devil Scirocco 
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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 31 Mar 2022 15:28 #864635

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He will didn´t do the job him self but out source it to do a EDM job to burn out the stud core for crazy money and you have to pick out the remaining thread steel of the fork body.
 No words......

Makes the UK add I posted look like a bargain at £18 including cleaning the thread 

 
How bout I send across the pond and save big bucks!  
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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 31 Mar 2022 16:16 #864638

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No need Forrest, you have someone in Illinois (if my American geography is correct) the add is a few years old but $20 in 2015 can't be a lottery win now  
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KZ 650 Front Fork Pinch Bolt Stud - Help Please! 01 Apr 2022 10:27 #864684

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Thank You Wookie!  You humble me.  All the way from the U.K. AND YES You're geography is correct.  I will check this out.  
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