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CB500/550 / Fork rebuild
« on: August 21, 2021, 08:59:06 PM »
Evening all,
Newbie here and first post in the CB550 section but please redirect me if this needs to be posted elsewhere.
I am currently rebuilding my forks and whilst the fork cases were ok (after some vapour blasting!), the main pipes were badly corroded where I suspect the original gaitors/boots had held water in.
I bought a new set of forks on ebay, which were advertised as 550 forks - as it was cheaper than trying to source pipes in good condition alone. When I stripped these down I noticed the bottom pipe/dampers were different from the originals I am replacing.
Do any members know if these may be from another model and should I be concerned if I use these on my CB550 and just swap in the new pipes?
Newbie here and first post in the CB550 section but please redirect me if this needs to be posted elsewhere.
I am currently rebuilding my forks and whilst the fork cases were ok (after some vapour blasting!), the main pipes were badly corroded where I suspect the original gaitors/boots had held water in.
I bought a new set of forks on ebay, which were advertised as 550 forks - as it was cheaper than trying to source pipes in good condition alone. When I stripped these down I noticed the bottom pipe/dampers were different from the originals I am replacing.
Do any members know if these may be from another model and should I be concerned if I use these on my CB550 and just swap in the new pipes?