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mirion

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Posts: 254

1997 Std - 2000 IS

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Polished Fork Tubes

« on: October 07, 2009, 02:04:56 PM »

Has anyone polished their fork tubes. I plan on polishing my wheels and every other thing I can think of this winter and wondered why I have never seen any polished fork tubes. If I were to polish everything on the tube except where the triple tree clamps on, that shoudn't be a problem should it? The lathe tool marks on the OD are pretty coarse and I was thinking that it might be so that the triple tree clamps get a good bite. The other option is the Kewl Metal Fork Tubes but they are mighty expensive and my Memphis Batwing clamps wouldn't fit them anyway.


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Farther

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Quimper Peninsula, WA

Re: Polished Fork Tubes

« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 02:19:17 PM »

Must be a sign of a long winter in Michigan. Cry


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Misfit

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Colorado Springs Colorado

Re: Polished Fork Tubes

« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 06:06:04 PM »

Polish away. Mine have been polished for several years from the top to the bottom. The triple clamp won't know the differance. Have you ever seen chrome forks. Same same. coolsmiley


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mikeb

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dansville mi by lansing mi

Re: Polished Fork Tubes

« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 06:26:45 PM »

romeo[gary] did his last winter they looked great i was trying to think of what we could coat them with to keep them looking good


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Rattlebars

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Liberty Ohio

Re: Polished Fork Tubes

« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 07:17:51 PM »

Fork tube uppers along with the TBR triple clamp are plated. The lowers and rotors are highly polished. Calipers are plated. Can't tell the difference and you would be surprised that you only need to chase the polish once in awhile with mother's. No need to coat. They stay nice and fine looking.