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    Fork straightening?

    does anybody know any good engineering shops where i can get a pair of forks straightened,prefer chch area but any where will do cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by celtickiwi View Post
    does anybody know any good engineering shops where i can get a pair of forks straightened,prefer chch area but any where will do cheers
    Id suggest getting new forks . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by celtickiwi View Post
    does anybody know any good engineering shops where i can get a pair of forks straightened,prefer chch area but any where will do cheers
    Anyone who can use a press 1/2 way decent could do it, what are the forks off and how bad is the bend?

    Otherwise send them to F1 engineering
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    Barry Lynch at Beaumont Eng over by Wigram will tell you if it's feasible and do them at reasonable cost too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Barry Lynch at Beaumont Eng over by Wigram will tell you if it's feasible and do them at reasonable cost too.
    How long will he have to wait though
    "If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."


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    Fork tubes

    If they are creased its new tubes. Its not only a matter of having a press its also about having all the right formers and only people that are geared up to do it will have those. I cant answer for the South Island but here in the North Island F1 Engineering are the very best. Anything thats a little more involved than straightforward straightening we send there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Anyone who can use a press 1/2 way decent could do it, what are the forks off and how bad is the bend?

    Otherwise send them to F1 engineering
    forks arent too badly bent just a couple of mill but one is slightly more than the other, hence the bike loves left handers but not too keen on right handers off a kwaka zxr750 h1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Barry Lynch at Beaumont Eng over by Wigram will tell you if it's feasible and do them at reasonable cost too.
    cheeers for that ill check him out tomorrow

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