I've been restoring a KZ650 and now I'm getting to the hard part.
The forks are quite badly pitted so I've been on the lookout for a good set but have not been able to find anything.
I think I have a few other options.
I can get aftermarket tubes, but the consensus on the KZ board is that most come from Taiwan or China and quality is not great.
I could also try to have them re-chromed but they may be too far gone
There is also a third option. A friend of a friend gave me a set for an SR650 that are in pristine condition and identical to the KZ except they are 3 inches longer. The SR was the cruiser version of the KZ. Does anyone know of a machine shop that could cut three inches off and recut the o-ring seat and threads like this?
[video=youtube;HNiblp32Qq0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNiblp32Qq0[/video]
TIA
The forks are quite badly pitted so I've been on the lookout for a good set but have not been able to find anything.
I think I have a few other options.
I can get aftermarket tubes, but the consensus on the KZ board is that most come from Taiwan or China and quality is not great.
I could also try to have them re-chromed but they may be too far gone
There is also a third option. A friend of a friend gave me a set for an SR650 that are in pristine condition and identical to the KZ except they are 3 inches longer. The SR was the cruiser version of the KZ. Does anyone know of a machine shop that could cut three inches off and recut the o-ring seat and threads like this?
[video=youtube;HNiblp32Qq0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNiblp32Qq0[/video]
TIA