Front fork clean up
 

heya. i only had my sv a little while not even ridden it yet (couldnt resist buying it - got my test on mon) so while im waiting iv been cleaning it up a bit etc. iv been reading the bad condition fork thread and thought it was worth a go.

i cleaned em up with some wet and dry, bit of autosol an then i lackerd them to night. they not a professonal level but they are clean which is what i was hopeing for.

this is them before.
[img=http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3412/dsc00528mj7.th.jpg]

and after.
[img=http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8007/dsc00533hf2.th.jpg]

what do you think? is there any easy way of keeping them in good condition? some peole wrap em?

Re: Front fork clean up
 

nice! i think i will do mine, mine aren't as bad as what your where so i shouldn't take longer than a few mins

Re: Front fork clean up
 

cheers. they wernt tht bad. the one in the pic was the worst of the two. it only took id say bout 3 hours start to finish but only been doing little bits every night.

Wideboy can you see the second pic its not showing on my comp?

scott

Re: Front fork clean up
 

Can't see the second pic for some reason, but it's the laquer which is the weak link. You can get stick-on clear plastic sheets if you fancy trying those.

I just didn't bother with the laquer once I'd polished ours.


Wideboy, stop talking about it and do it................I'll give you 15 mins from NOW!:D

Re: Front fork clean up
 

yea most people said not to bother but i dont want to be polishing em all the time id rather just rub em back gain re lacker when ever needed.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/981...0533cg5.th.jpg

but seriously they were hard at all. and didnt take much effort, im pleased with them. :D

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Ah, but I like polishing, so I'm quite happy.:D

They look much better though, I must say.

Re: Front fork clean up
 

did you drop them out to do it?

Re: Front fork clean up
 

yes

but i've only just seen your post not fair not fair, plus its cold outside :(

+1 don't really have the time to take out

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Wimp:D

Oh, and I didn't drop the forks out on our first SV, did them in situ.

Re: Front fork clean up
 

if.... and IF! ican be ar5ed:D, i will do it on sunday as im pulling the bike apart again and then going to wash it so will probably do it then, but no promises:-({|=