fork tube

Hey All, Long-time lurker here and looking to see if anyone can give some advice on fork issues. Currently I have a 1975 XS 650 and my fork tubes after removal have been bent and become unusable. Ebay is pretty much void of any viable replacements,same for CL and mikesXS, but they do have a...

Been working on a fork overhaul and it turns out my stanchion tubes are in worse condition than expected. I suspect it's not worth cleaning and filling the corroded areas, but would like some other opinions. Pictured are the worst sections from each tube. Some loose material was removed from...

I ordered new fork tubes for my 74 tx650 from Mikes Xs. I have the old forks apart and found the inside diameter where the Dampener tube inserts is smaller on the Mikes tubes. The hole on the stock tubes appear to be 28mm while the hole on the Mikes tubes appear to be 26mm. Because of this I...

So you dont have to throw them out? you guys have actually used them after they get rust pits in them? Sanding with 1000 grit? If that works I am thinking about putting my fork tubes in the lathe and polish with 5000 and 10000 grit paper that I just happen to use as a clipper blade sharpener. I...

SWAPPING FRONT ENDS - Example - ZX10 forks and wheels to an XS650 hard tail frame. http://www.bikers1.com/mhst.htm - you can also swap stems, press out of your XS triples, repress into suitable yokes...eg USD...weld the bottoms for safety...generally press out from the top side - i cant...