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Offline dxhall

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Hard chroming fork tubes
« on: February 11, 2017, 11:05:57 PM »
Anyone ever had fork tubes replated?   There are a couple places in the U.K. which do it, but I don't see any here.  No luck so far finding new tubes for the WP forks in my Centauro.

Offline QuattroValvole

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Re: Hard chroming fork tubes
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2017, 11:34:44 PM »

These guys;   http://www.unitedsurfacefinishing.com/extended-services

Have had a couple sets done by them, $150-$200 per tube depending on size. Really good quality work and quick turnaround.

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Re: Hard chroming fork tubes
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2017, 11:38:01 PM »
Try searching "hard chrome plating services".  There seem to be many.

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Re: Hard chroming fork tubes
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2017, 08:16:22 AM »
Most of the big places aren't interested in small jobs like a pair of fork tubes.  I'm thinking there must be a place where the rebuilders like Racetech send their stuff.

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Re: Hard chroming fork tubes
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2017, 04:22:16 PM »
Maybe check with "Forking by Frank"? http://franksforks.com/ Maybe they can do it or refer you to someone who can.
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Re: Hard chroming fork tubes
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2017, 04:59:50 PM »
look for a place that rebuilds hydraulic cylinders, they rechrome the rods on those.
they can tell you where to go
rechroming is highly recommended as far as i am concerned, i bought new stanchions for a v7sport , returned them because the chrome was awful
the pair i got as replacement was even worse, turned out all the big guzzi specialistst over here were selling the same ones
so i ended up having the old ones rechromed.
the result is way better than any chrome that came from italy...

Offline flangeman_70

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Re: Hard chroming fork tubes
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2017, 01:29:20 PM »
Maybe this lot in the UK http://firefoxracing.co.uk/fork-servicing/
You can even get faux Öhlins treatment as part of the service at a fixed price!

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