Fork Replacement or Repair

[frosti]

Someone I know in Ireland has bad fork pitting on the tubes of a 1994 GSXR1100 WR.
Not having much luck sourcing replacement tubes except at huge cost from Japan.

Any recommendations for where to source new
or
For Re-chroming them ?

 

[MrC99]

Someone I know in Ireland has bad fork pitting on the tubes of a 1994 GSXR1100 WR.
Not having much luck sourcing replacement tubes except at huge cost from Japan.

Any recommendations for where to source new
or
For Re-chroming them ?

Do they want the forks to look as new or do they want them just to work without wrecking the seals? If the latter then there's plenty of advice out there on the web around using an epoxy glue such as araldite to fill the pitting. If the former then perhaps give someone like https://www.pittedforks.co.uk/index.php a call as they seem to offer an international service (not a recommendation - that's just the first one a search found).

 

[squibb34]

Brook Suspension in Bradford? They import replacement fork tubes for older bikes from Italy.

https://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/fork-stanchion-fork-tubes/suzuki-gsx-r-1100-w-tnk-fork-stanchion-93-98

However, given you are EU, maybe it would be easier to import from TNK direct.

 

[seahorse]

The link above for pitted forks is AMPhilpott in Luton. Never used them but they are mentioned often in various bike mags and seem to be the go to people.

 

[sye]

Philpots' will straighten, grind and rechrome the originals to better than new. I've used them twice in the past and their service and quality of work is outstanding:
[email protected]

https://www.amphardchrome.co.uk/

 

[drimcong]

https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/l/gsxr-gabel

or

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[frosti]

Thanks everyone.
I will pass the info on to him and see what he thinks