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Old 20-08-12, 08:07 PM   #1
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Default Fork straightening costs?

How difficult/expensive is it to have fork legs straightened ?
I possibly have some forks that need one of the stantions straightening as it is very slightly bent.
These are NOT the forks on my SV by the way.
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Old 20-08-12, 08:12 PM   #2
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These are NOT the forks on my SV by the way.
Which makes it hard to understand why it's in SV talk.
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Oh look it isn't any more.
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Old 20-08-12, 08:15 PM   #4
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Maidstone Motoliner.
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Old 20-08-12, 09:58 PM   #5
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Well, they are SV650 forks ......
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Old 21-08-12, 02:01 PM   #7
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Well, they are SV650 forks ......
But you didn't feel the need to say that, so
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BUT, equally, I didn't say that they weren't SV forks .....
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+1, father and son outfit, brilliant guys, great customer service
+2 VERY helpful and reasonably priced
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