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hard anodizing fork lowers? [signed]
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:05 pm
by Blake Sobiloff [c]
Hi all,
Hope to pick up a new (to me) KLR A13L next week, right before I spend
2-3 weeks overseas. I've read that hard anodizing the fork lowers is a
very good thing to do, but I haven't heard of too many people doing so.
Am I ill informed? If not, then I'd love to send the forks off to be
anodized while I'm away. Any recommendations on who to do the work?
TIA!
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Blake Sobiloff
San Mateo, CA (USA)
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hard anodizing fork lowers? [signed]
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:55 pm
by kdxkawboy@aol.com
In a message dated 2/10/2005 7:09:29 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sobiloff@... writes:
Hope to pick up a new (to me) KLR A13L next week, right before I spend
2-3 weeks overseas. I've read that hard anodizing the fork lowers is a
very good thing to do, but I haven't heard of too many people doing so.
Am I ill informed? If not, then I'd love to send the forks off to be
anodized while I'm away. Any recommendations on who to do the work?
Yes, hard anodizing the forks is a good thing to do, but looking at the bang
for the buck improvement it would be way down at the bottom of my list of
things to do. It will minimize fork stiction and minimize the wear of the
slider.
Most of what you've been reading I suspect has been written about improving
USD forks. Until the USDs came on the scene folks didn't find much need to
anodize their forks. The upside downers have a bad problem with stiction and
hard anodizing is a solution, but a costly one.
If you want to have them done find a dealership or shop that caters to dirt
bikers or road racers and they are bound to have the name of local shops that
can do it for you.
Pat
G'ville, NV
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hard anodizing fork lowers? [signed]
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:25 am
by Blake Sobiloff [c]
On Feb 11, 2005, at 1:52 AM, kdxkawboy@... wrote:
> Yes, hard anodizing the forks is a good thing to do, but looking at
> the bang
> for the buck improvement it would be way down at the bottom of my list
> of
> things to do.
Thanks for the advice, Pat! Looks like I'll stick with new fork
springs, oil, and the Race Tech emulators for now.
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San Mateo, CA (USA)
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hard anodizing fork lowers? [signed]
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:52 am
by Krgrife@aol.com
In a message dated 2/10/2005 7:09:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
sobiloff@... writes:
Hope to pick up a new (to me) KLR A13L next week, right before I spend
2-3 weeks overseas. I've read that hard anodizing the fork lowers is a
very good thing to do, but I haven't heard of too many people doing so.
Am I ill informed? If not, then I'd love to send the forks off to be
anodized while I'm away. Any recommendations on who to do the work?
Elden Carl has worked with Bob Bell of Precision Concepts in San Diego on
anodizing the tubes, installing the Roessler series Progressive springs and some
revalving. I've ridden Elden's bike with this setup and it is excellent,
its on my list of things to do to my bike. A link to Precision Concepts can
be found in the FAQ.
Kurt Grife
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hard anodizing fork lowers? [signed]
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:40 am
by wannabsmooth1
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Krgrife@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/10/2005 7:09:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> sobiloff@g... writes:
>
> Hope to pick up a new (to me) KLR A13L next week, right before I
spend
> 2-3 weeks overseas. I've read that hard anodizing the fork lowers
is a
> very good thing to do, but I haven't heard of too many people
doing so.
> Am I ill informed? If not, then I'd love to send the forks off to
be
> anodized while I'm away. Any recommendations on who to do the
work?
> Elden Carl has worked with Bob Bell of Precision Concepts in San
Diego on
> anodizing the tubes, installing the Roessler series Progressive
springs and some
> revalving. I've ridden Elden's bike with this setup and it is
excellent,
> its on my list of things to do to my bike. A link to Precision
Concepts can
> be found in the FAQ.
> Kurt Grife
Actually I turned Eldon on to where to anodize them, years ago. It's
a aerospace approved company, wher I used to send tons (literally) of
work. He told Bob about it. If you can send me the lowers legs only,
they can be done for about $65, plus shipping. That includes bead
blasting the outside surface - requuired to remove to old finish.
That is for the natural color, sort of a charcoal gray, with a slight
greenish tinge, due to the alloy of the material. They can be done
black for $5 more. This is HARD anodize, a very different animal than
soft anodize.
All the best,
Mike
looking for a klr 650 in calgary
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:52 am
by Brandon Kolybaba
If anyone knows where I can find a recent model (1999-2004) KLR near
Calgary Alberta that is for sale please let me know.
Thanks,
Brandon Kolybaba
brandon@...
hard anodizing fork lowers? [signed]
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:07 am
by Keith Saltzer
> Actually I turned Eldon on to where to anodize them, years ago.
It's
> a aerospace approved company, wher I used to send tons (literally)
of
> work. He told Bob about it. If you can send me the lowers legs
only,
> they can be done for about $65, plus shipping. That includes bead
> blasting the outside surface - requuired to remove to old finish.
> That is for the natural color, sort of a charcoal gray, with a
slight
> greenish tinge, due to the alloy of the material. They can be done
> black for $5 more. This is HARD anodize, a very different animal
than
> soft anodize.
>
> All the best,
>
> Mike
Good info Mike. After they are done, is the inside spec the same as
stock, or slightly larger, or slightly smaller? In other words, if a
guy has some worn out tubes with 20,000 + miles on them, what will
the final result be inside of the tube?
MrMoose
A8 (Barbie and Ken special)