Pitted Forks :(

[Deleted account 211025001]

.............Who are these people that lay claim, sorry, who have been successful in such repairs and what is your personal experience with such methods?

Me, for one

Andres

 

[garvey2003]

thanks for all your comments, I'm not one for bodging things I like to call them quick fixes.
At the moment, the forks are working as designed due to the pitting, this quick fix should resolve this issue until I can afford either replacing or having them re-chromed.
As for me, I have bought many bike with bodged work even my house has that done when I bought it. as I've only had the bike for a month or so and don't plan on selling it on just yet I think the quick fix will be just fine for the likes of me.

Can't wait to get in the cold garage abd get filing

 

[JayC]

I hate to point this out, but there are a fair few bodge jobs which out live the OEM parts

What you consider a bodge others have used to good effect for many years.

When you take in to account how the GS fork works, I don't think your arguement stacks up. If it were the Shock shaft pitted, I'd be on your side

I agree 100% with you, and yes, I am referring to proper bikes, not these bloody Germanic things.

 

[JayC]

Can't wait to get in the cold garage abd get filing

Crack on garvey! If you need replacement oil seals I think RS Online do a new range of file-to-suit seals.

 

[garvey2003]

Crack on garvey! If you need replacement oil seals I think RS Online do a new range of file-to-suit seals.

 

[The smudger]

would stanchions from a 1999 BMW R850R fit my 1150GS 1999?

Check on here

http://www.ascycles.com/Illustrated_...indCat=46_0323

 

[Cook1e]

+1 for www.hardchromeplating.co.uk Were v. reasonably priced when I used them a few years ago for Honda forks.

Also, Motorworks sell good second hand stanchions for reasonable money. I had exactly the same problem as you on the last 1150 I bought. Careful the pitted stanchions haven't buggered the new seals.

 

[Bendy toy]

Does anyone have opinions about the value of neoprene sleeves over the slider section of the forks? Do they protect or do they trap dirt and make matters worse?

 

[garvey2003]

the part if the stanchions that are pitted is tucked up out oft he way, seems strange I have so many little pits.
to be honest the bike needs a lot of tlc, but knew that before I bought it.
slowly but surely sorting it all out.

Once this and the oil leak is sorted then it's time to move onto the indicator issue and the gearboxx crunch changing down from 6 to 5th. onl happens sometimes. If I stamp the selector and pull the clutch in fully it down shfts fine.

thanks for all your help guys. very helpful site.