SOHC.co.uk Forums > Project Board
Doms CB550F1 project
Laverda Dave:
Philpotts could possibly bring them back up to spec with the hard chrome plating. They will probably ask you to send them to enable them to have a closer inspection. Like everything else their prices have risen by a huge amount recently (likely as a result of the chrome plating industry being licensed into oblivion). I paid £280 for my 400/4 set a month ago including the two fork top nuts. £10 return postage is included in that price.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Is it leaking fork oil or is it a cosmetic issue, if its leaking oil then hard chroming by Philpotts looks like the answer.
If it's purely cosmetic can you live with it or cover it with fork gaiters as a cheaper alternative.
DomP:
It's only at the bottom of the stanchions so not swept by the seals and totally out of view, I think I need to check them for straightness as that's surely the only way they can wear like that. No oil leak at all.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Could it be the forks have in the past been dry of oil or is it a bend in the stanchions that has produced the bottom wear marks?
DomP:
Well actually one side was pretty low on oil and both were very dirty, I don't think they've been serviced for years as its been off the road for a long time
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version