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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jed on May 13, 2008, 09:11:05 am

Title: Parts from the US
Post by: Jed on May 13, 2008, 09:11:05 am
G'day fella's, I was looking at buying a set of forks from the US but the price they quoted me for the postage was  US$116 which kind of kills the idea. Does this price sound right or are cheaper options available ?
 Thanks,     JED
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: Freakshow on May 13, 2008, 09:43:01 am
forks hould be around $80-$100 depending on weight.  you could ask them to refund actual postage but you would only save $16.

what forks are you after we might have some here in Au for you ?
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: Jed on May 13, 2008, 10:12:06 am
I'm looking for 83 model CR250/480 forks to put on a 250 RZ. I have a set already but they're pretty well stuffed and need re-chroming so the US ones may have been an option if i could get them cheap enough. Any idea how much it costs to have a pair re-chromed ?
 Cheers
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: mx250 on May 13, 2008, 10:28:19 am
The price for rechroming might vary a little, dia and length and how much chrome used, but I paid $240 for 35mm long travel Marzocchi's.

You could ask the seller to pull the forks apart and only send the legs if that is what you want/need. He can then sell the sliders to pay for his effort. I've done that once for a win win.
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: Jed on May 13, 2008, 02:52:01 pm
In the long run I'm probably better off getting the ones i have rechromed if i can't find a good pair locally. I will ask the seller about dismantling them for me anyway,just in case i can jag them cheap.
Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: LWC82PE on May 13, 2008, 09:16:30 pm
chroming is usually around the $200 mark or a little under if you shop around. ive found that it usually costs the same for a pair of fork legs as a pair of shock shafts
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: BETRIC on May 14, 2008, 06:46:54 am
Bike fork legs are around $250 TO $300 per pair, minicycle $200, shock shafts are around $60 each to hard chrome, they also straighten the forks during the chroming process, if you live in Sydney use DIAMOND HARD CHROMING at Enfield, about a 2 week turnaround.
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: mx250 on May 14, 2008, 07:55:04 am
Bike fork legs are around $250 TO $300 per pair, minicycle $200, shock shafts are around $60 each to hard chrome, they also straighten the forks during the chroming process, if you live in Sydney use DIAMOND HARD CHROMING at Enfield, about a 2 week turnaround.
That's who I dealt with and they were happy to deal with fiddly small orders. Watch their closing times though. They close about 4.00pm and earlier on Fridays.
Title: Re: Parts from the US
Post by: firko on May 14, 2008, 09:35:00 am
I've been using Diamond Hard Chroming for a number of years and speak highly reccomend them. Theyre the best around and are always on time. They've got some fork legs of mine right now actually.