Parts from the US

[Jed]

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

[Freakshow]

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 ?

[Jed]

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

[mx250]

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.

[Jed]

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.

[LWC82PE]

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

[BETRIC]

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.

[mx250]

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.

[firko]

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.