Author Topic: Fork Stanchions / pipes - Re chrome or replace  (Read 5281 times)

Offline mike the bike

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Re: Fork Stanchions / pipes - Re chrome or replace
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2016, 06:24:48 PM »
Or they don't like two smokes.
Where's that 10mm socket got to?

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Re: Fork Stanchions / pipes - Re chrome or replace
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2016, 06:57:43 PM »
Matbe as there are a few dissatisfied Pitted forks/Philpots/AMP Hardchrome customers on the RD club forum.

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Re: Fork Stanchions / pipes - Re chrome or replace
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2016, 07:30:47 PM »
I am not privvey to phillpots set up, but i think the turn around times are way too long.

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Re: Fork Stanchions / pipes - Re chrome or replace
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2016, 07:47:58 PM »
I am not privvey to phillpots set up, but i think the turn around times are way too long.
Last set of stanchions I took to Phillpots, they quoted 8 weeks and delivered in 4. The second set they'd done for me.

Mightily impressed both times and for me, the value of having my original stanchions in new condition far outweighed replacement stanchions at a commensurate price.

Bear in mind they don't just hard chrome fork stanchions for classic motorcycle restorers, they do chroming for many applications across industry, so that will have an effect on lead times.

If you are smart and can plan ahead, then what's 4-8 weeks for a set of stanchions, collected and delivered, in the context of a restoration which is months if not years in length. Just get them off early in the process.

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Re: Fork Stanchions / pipes - Re chrome or replace
« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2016, 08:27:20 PM »
The work was fine but there is absolutely no excuse for lying to customers.

 

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