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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: TezzerTel on August 20, 2024, 10:02:14 AM

Title: Fork stanchions
Post by: TezzerTel on August 20, 2024, 10:02:14 AM

What's peoples thoughts on these fork stanchions? The chrome is very good where anything slides on it but quite corroded higher up.

I'm thinking get the worst of the corrosion off refit and protect with lanogaurd or something similar?

Title: Re: Fork stanchions
Post by: Bryanj on August 20, 2024, 10:24:29 AM

Thats common as its under the headlamp brackets, clean all the rust off ans silver smoothrite

Title: Re: Fork stanchions
Post by: TezzerTel on August 20, 2024, 10:35:23 AM

Paint after fitting so it's metal to contact in the yoke clamps?

Title: Re: Fork stanchions
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on August 20, 2024, 11:39:07 AM

Or break the bank and have them Hard Chromed.

Title: Re: Fork stanchions
Post by: Bryanj on August 20, 2024, 11:44:45 AM

You cant paint after fitting as the headlamp brackets are in the way, just carefull open up the yokes with no clamp bolts fitted

Title: Re: Fork stanchions
Post by: Johnny4428 on August 20, 2024, 12:43:41 PM

Pay particular attention to the area the fork seal comes into contact with for scratches and pitting. If ok as Bryan says.