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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: cumagutsa on August 22, 2013, 01:04:41 pm

Title: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: cumagutsa on August 22, 2013, 01:04:41 pm

I have a rm125 1976 im restoring and was wondering if there is a list anywhere that says what is originally chromed and what was zinc plated.

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: huskibul on August 22, 2013, 01:31:13 pm

  I can't think of a single thing that was chromed on the A range :-\  all zinc Tm/Rm-s had some chrome IIRC

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: cumagutsa on August 22, 2013, 01:35:46 pm

yea i thought so. At some stage the foot pegs,  kick starter and the brake lever were chromed.

Out to the blaster i go.    Cheers

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: rocketfrog on September 04, 2013, 01:21:14 pm

Check with Doc, I think mostly Zinc and some parts like the steering stem bolt and hardware on the triples were actually nickel which looks a lot like chrome.

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: Doc on September 04, 2013, 04:06:11 pm

Fork legs and shock shafts were chrome. The rest was zinc plated.

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: rocketfrog on September 04, 2013, 05:51:10 pm

There you go, I reckon thats good guff.

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: huskibul on September 04, 2013, 06:23:53 pm

     couldnt see the forest for the tree's  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: cumagutsa on September 06, 2013, 09:50:15 pm

thanks heaps for the responses,

its my first resto and im doing it mostly myself (budget)

but yea I have found its had a enthusiast owner at some stage that's been a little chrome happy.

im considering anodizing the rims yellow and top and bottom triple clamps yellow just for a bit of bling, is this taboo or is the only way to go a full nut and bolt resto.

its going to be a poolroom showpiece, with the the possible rev up after a few beers, all comments welcome,

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: oldyzman on September 06, 2013, 10:01:05 pm

Its always a good thing to start a two stroke occasionally inside the house. Good way to start a blu with the missus. At least you have comfort in knowing that you really did do the wrong thing instead of just getting framed for it...

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: cumagutsa on September 06, 2013, 10:09:54 pm

my mates made me do it  ::) ;D

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: oldyzman on September 06, 2013, 10:26:53 pm

Make a stance mate.

Title: Re: Chrome or zinc plate
Post by: tony27 on September 07, 2013, 07:11:21 am

It saves on paying to have your house fumigated or at least that's what I've heard ;D