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Title: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on May 20, 2018, 09:13:18 am

Can anyone recommend somewhere to get a set of fork legs re-chromed?  I have a set from of upside downs from an '89 ATK250  that I'm restoring and there's no-one here in Tassie that will do them.
Somewhere in VIC, NSW or S.A. would be the easiest

Roger

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: 80-85 husky on May 20, 2018, 10:46:58 am

cant go past radchrome in Brissy, costa da plenty but excellent job and easy to deal with.

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: evo550 on May 21, 2018, 05:36:50 pm

Are you getting the damper rod done as well ?

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on May 21, 2018, 06:02:05 pm

To be honest, I know nothing about upside-downs, haven't even pulled it apart yet, just looking for cost.
(https://i.imgur.com/kBw5D9h.jpg)

......this is how it was given to me....motors in a box :-\

Roger

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: 80-85 husky on May 21, 2018, 06:14:09 pm

ive got a bike like that... :-X first job was the fork tubes :-\

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: evo550 on May 21, 2018, 07:18:45 pm

Not worth fixing........I'll take it off your hands, save you the heart ache.
Seriously, they have an interesting fork set up, there is a damper rod thats attached to the fork cap that slides up into a bush in the fork leg, hard to explian you'll know when you see it. If you decide to not go ahead, I'd like first refusal, got a 406 that needs a little brother.

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: LWC82PE on May 21, 2018, 07:52:25 pm

If you need help with the WP shock i have plenty of info.

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: bazza on May 21, 2018, 08:39:03 pm

Might be cheaper to get a set of forks off evil bay?????

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: k2000x on June 06, 2018, 07:53:43 pm

Put a set of later jap forks on it if your not club racing the bike

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: brucey on June 07, 2018, 12:55:52 pm

I can recommend

http://www.ast.net.au/

Not well known and very picky on what they will do but PM me if you need more assistance

Bruce

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: dont on June 07, 2018, 01:35:32 pm

Wow Bruce, they look pretty good.

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: LWC82PE on June 07, 2018, 05:57:39 pm

Any idea on what they charge for set of 38mm tubes 700mm long that are in good condition with just a handful of minor pits between the triples?

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: 80-85 husky on June 08, 2018, 09:19:46 am

ask em?

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: LWC82PE on June 09, 2018, 08:37:56 am

I thought someone may have already had a price from them. I contacted them yesterday and they quoted $450.

Title: Re: Fork leg re-chroming
Post by: 80-85 husky on June 09, 2018, 08:54:08 am

200 a leg at Radchrome