Fork finish issue
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Fork finish issue
looked down yesterday and seems like overnite my lower forks have some kinda white oxidation on em. look like *****.mines a daily rider so i dont baby it but damn! what can i use to clean this off? are the lower forks clear coated? thoughts? im not **** to the point of pulling them for rework but wanna look better than this.
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Yeah, fork sliders are clear coated. Butt not very good. The white you see is moisture below the clear coat & the aluminum oxidizing. You only have a couple of options. Either clean all the clear off, re-polish the sliders & clear coat again. Or change to chrome or powder coated. Both will hold up better than stock.
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As referred to above, "Sliders" are the lower fork tubes. The procedure to take them off is in the service manuals. You have to be comfortable with the wrenches, or have it done for you. Get the manual on CDROM on ebay for your bike if you don't have one, then you can print out the specific page you want, and the manual never gets dirty.
Myself, I wouldn't tackle that job. You might also find the lower fork tubes, "Chromed" on ebay, or if like me and you live close to Browns in Paducah Ky, you could drop them off and have them plated. Look at the ones on my bike in the sig pic.
Ride Safe, road hazards are everywhere.
Myself, I wouldn't tackle that job. You might also find the lower fork tubes, "Chromed" on ebay, or if like me and you live close to Browns in Paducah Ky, you could drop them off and have them plated. Look at the ones on my bike in the sig pic.
Ride Safe, road hazards are everywhere.