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Title: pitted fork tube repair?
Post by: chicagojerry on August 27, 2012, 03:02:10 PM

anyone ever had any luck getting pitted chrome fork tubes repaired. ei; machine grinding and rechroming? i've tried once a while back with industrial cylinder repair place but they would not take it on..
chi jer

Title: pitted fork tube repair?
Post by: Kip Kern on August 27, 2012, 04:22:19 PM

Same here so I do Franks or wait until a set pops up on Ebay!

Title: pitted fork tube repair?
Post by: Gary Roach on August 27, 2012, 04:42:38 PM

Hi Jer,

I've never tried to have any repaired. I think I'm going to try a set of the tubes that Race Tech sells:

http://racetech.com/page/title/TNK%20Fork%20Tubes

http://www.racetech.com/TNKProductSearch/KTM/250%20Regolarita/1974-1975

(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj550/Gig755/2c281eb0.jpg)

Gary

Title: pitted fork tube repair?
Post by: Bill Campbell on August 28, 2012, 06:23:31 AM

That is very interesting as there are a number of places in Australia that do hard chroming and grinding. I have have had 3 sets done in 20 years by different places.Costs a bit but I reckon its worth it. Having said that it doesn't help you guys. Sorry but I was amazed that you seem not to be able to get it done over there.
Bill

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