armour Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 The fork stanchions on my 06 Sherco 125 are badly scratched and need re plated. Anyone had this done and can recommend someone who will do it properly? New legs are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankygsy Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Could you post a picture? They might not be as bad as you think and a successful repair may be possible. I have repaired mine on a number of occasions so don't give up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armour Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I put them in to a friend's bike shop to have the seals done. They have tried to rub them down and clean them up but don't think the new seals will last too long with the stanchions as they are. I've had a quick google and regrinding and replating seems quite a common occurrence. Would be nice to have a reccomendation of who to use. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technowaldo Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 try cleaning the area with contact cleaner then mixing up some araldite and put a small amount in the affected area,wait to harden then rub down gently with 1200 wet and dry and it will probably be fine . i done this to a fantic stantion about a year ago and its still as good as new and it was badly pitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 As above but used meths and bearing fix ! Still working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) There is a factory that is specialist in hard chroming mechanical parts, they do also stanchions for motorcycles, they will charge you around half of the costs you mentioned in your first post, (with aligning the stanchions if necessary (up to 1/500!) too). Here the address and pic's of their work: Wissing Hartchrome I have sended them two pairs of stanchions in the past already and they did a perfect job. Edited February 13, 2012 by PSchrauber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelewis Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 try cleaning the area with contact cleaner then mixing up some araldite and put a small amount in the affected area,wait to harden then rub down gently with 1200 wet and dry and it will probably be fine . i done this to a fantic stantion about a year ago and its still as good as new and it was badly pitted That's a great bit of advice Techno, any particualr araldite? My fantic forks also pitted. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallymadsam Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 http://www.pittedforks.co.uk/fork-rechroming.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armour Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Cheers guys, Philpots (pitted forks) have been recommended by another friend. Will give a go at repairing them. Cheers Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty_jon Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I did the same on a nasty rock, I used an engineers stone to smooth the damage, never had a problem since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legionnair Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) I have fixed many steel/aluminum stanctions Clean very well with iso alcohol Use JB weld to fill scratch/chip and use a rubber spatula it conforms the tube the best Allow it to fully harden over night is best Remove excess with 400- 500 grit wet sanding then polish with 1500-2000 It is very labour intensive but works great and a permanent repair Ps either remove tube to do repair or wrap and oil soaked rag around tube above the seal to prevent grit from entering seal. Edited February 14, 2012 by legionnair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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