Forking hell...
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Just checked my forks and there are some rust spots near the top where they clamp on , you can feel them with your finger nail , my bike lives under a cover , it will be 3 yrs old in january and has done 3, 887 miles most of which were dry , not used Iin rain unless it rained while I was out, I would have to say that I am dissapointed in hondas build quality especially after seeing the pictures of your forks and considering my 33 year old superdream forks are in better condition, what are honda playing at , are they using the cheapest parts they can , seems that modern bikes just start to rust at the first signs of moisture, wont do their reputation much good if all their new bikes do the same.
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gn2 wrote:Here are my rusty old forks:
the horror... the horror...
They aren't too bad tbh. A bit of epoxy, new seals and yer laughing
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Might give it a try or I might send them away for regrinding and hard chroming then put the ones I bought back on eBay.
Undecided, decisions decisions...
Undecided, decisions decisions...
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Oh my, those are forking awful. The pitting is horrendous.
Currently ride: 2011 Honda PCX 125 - Upgraded windshield and seat, keeping this one mostly stock
Previously rides: 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes
Previously rides: 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes
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There not too bad. Just pitting caused by stone chips and lack of cleaning on the area not swept by the fork seals and oil easily repairable with epoxy as long as the chrome plating hasn't started to liftmaddiedog wrote:Oh my, those are forking awful. The pitting is horrendous.