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DaveB:
Stripped down the front end of my 76 K6 and this is what the fork tubes look like.

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Looking at eBay and other posts on here it seems this is 'normal'.

I'm pretty stringent about making sure everything is right as can be and so I'm wondering what others would do?

Clean them somehow? (How?).

Replace them?

Leave them as is as the important part is perfectly OK and the rusty cruddy part will always be hidden?

Thoughts anyone?

Thanks,

haynes66:
while they are off, get them rechromed. look up phillpots on pitted forks.co.uk

DaveB:
Re-chroming seems more expensive than just buying new stanchions. Admittedly new stanchions wouldn't be original but is there some hidden advantage I'm overlooking? I'm still a little tempted to leave them as they are as I can think of better things or at least visible things to spend £300 on but I'm not sure my OCD could cope with that :)

JamesH:
Dave - so long as they're good in the free travel area (ie not causing premature seal failure) you could just de-rust them with deox-c (bilt hamber) for anfew days, rub down the challenged area and then mask off and paint with a suitable silver paint (thin coats). Then just re-assemble. Pretty sure Uk pete dis a similar think on some K0 stanchions last year? James

kevski:
I always get new, as re-chrome is normally more expensive these days, these parts are a consumable and not like a frame or engine, you could always keep the old ones stored properly for the next owner when you come to sell the bike.

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