Cheap forks for a winter hack

[JackDaniels]

Hello Everyone,

I have a 2005 GS500 as a winter hack and have pretty bad pitting on the stanchions now, I have done the super glue fix once before and think its time now to just replace them when I change the seals.

I've seen these on Ebay from China at £150 for a pair, has anyone ever used Cheap Chinease fork tubes ? from UK sellers I'm looking at £150-£180 per tube.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386094292531

I know alot of stuff is made in China now anyway and then just imported and sold over here, but if i think they are gonna snap in half on the first pot hole i hit then il just spend out on "UK" ones

Thanks in advance
Jack
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[A100man]

buy these and fit some gaitors.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335080632742?
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[Robby]

How much would it cost to get your existing forks rechromed?

I have a set of rechromed tubes on my CB250RS. They're nice. Very thick layer of chrome, not as shiny as standard.

[megaross]

No way, chinese fork tubes?

The chrome will probably flake off in 5 minutes and reveal it's a big smarties tube.

I'd just send them for rechroming if you can't find any good used forks.

Just give your local electroplating place a bell
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[slowasyoulike]

I'd think twice about having a Chinese headlamp bracket, no way would i be having Chinesium fork stanchions... either get yours replated or find 2nd hand replacements.

[PotatoHead202...]

Rechroming is roughly £2-300 depending on who you use - however, they're all quoting insane wait times of 8 + weeks last time I looked into it.
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[lingeringstin...]

I don't know if this is relevant to your problem but I'm using Suzuki GS750 forks with an MZ250 yoke, so if you've got 35mm forks you could probably pick up a set of MZ forks for nowt. They aren't bad and there must be zillions of them around because all the MZ bikes have expired.

[P.]

I got some NOS forks for my CBF from Italy for 160 or so, if it were me I'd get rid of the GS rather than put money into it. Bang a set of neoprene gaiters on it, make sure the forks are as smooth as you can get them and run it until it doesn't run.

I hate GS500s and I'm surprised one is on the road still.

You could get them rechromed.

Or you could spend 1k on a different bike and not have to use a GS

[redeem ouzzer]

Most GSXR fronts ends will drop straight into that headstock. For the cost of rechromed stanctions you could get a relatively modern front end with cartridge internals and some adjustment.
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