right for those who don't know, i got a GN250 which i'm cafe'ing, but before i can do that i have to put the bike back to stock and get it revinned. biggest problem i've come across so far is the pitted forks. i'm trying to spend as little as i possibly can on this old girl so new forks are (kinda) out of the question.
i did a bit of google searching on home repairing on pitted forks, these include stripping down the forks and removing the pits with progressively finer sandpaper, then using epoxy or JB weld to fill the teeny holes. those who know me on here know i'm fucking lazy when it comes to this kinda stuff, and i have no knowledge and probably not the right tools in order to dissassemble forks.
the worst pitting is at the top of the forks, which i do plan to just strip back and repaint gloss black later (or get shorter forks as having 4" of staunchion sticking out the top of the triple tree looks ridiculous) and i will be fitting gaiters to the bottoms. the forks are only lightly pitted at the bottom of the staunchions and the pits don't pass through the seals except under extreme pressure.
any kind of advice would be great!
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