KAMIKAZE PILOT
XS650 Member
Wanted to buy Yamaha XS650 "35mm diameter fork tubes +12" longer than stock standard.
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Wanted - FORK TUBES
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KAMIKAZE PILOT
XS650 Member
Cheers
They've been saying that they will reopen for "some time now" like a year plus?
If this is the new location it's no more than 15 minutes away from me. This could be a win.
Go check em out Marty!
Finding the place is the trick in the short term. The listed phone number is a landline in Evanston, IL. No help there.
There was some meat somewhere awhile's back; Frank's had long been run by his widow. I bought some tubes from them 8-10 years ago and she was hinting then she wanted out. So the short version is an employee was the "move restart" guy. I suspect with no proof the covid induced supply disruptions are at least "one problem", you gotta figger the tubing is sourced from China. If there's any "post machining operation" chroming that's another tough hurdle, you can't just open a chrome plating shop these days.
I'd guess it's not going to happen. eventually an entirely Asian based company will do the deed? 
This is the address. It's mostly residential around there. I won't be going down that long driveway and knocking on the door. The Evanston, IL phone number shows as belonging to an 80 yo woman. The widow?
prolly. didja call it?
No. I asked a ? on his FB page.
C'mon Marty be brave! What could go wrong in the Mississippi back woods?
I`m going to look at this tomorrow. I`m sure those are 35mm tubes. I`ll take calipers with me to measure. Can`t tell from the pics but they don`t look rusty or bent. We`ll see. Their nothing I want for myself.
This is the new Frank’s Forks location. There’s a chopper on the mailbox (lousy photo). There’s a sign with the truck weight limit. Otherwise, it isn’t identified as a business. The only building seen from the road looks like it’s a residence, but not much is visible.
Chopper on the mailbox sez biker. Go for it.
KAMIKAZE PILOT
XS650 Member
I`m going to look at this tomorrow. I`m sure those are 35mm tubes. I`ll take calipers with me to measure. Can`t tell from the pics but they don`t look rusty or bent. We`ll see. Their nothing I want for myself.
KAMIKAZE PILOT
XS650 Member
Are those fork tubes...35mm diameter fork tubes +12" longer than stock standard......If so how much do you want for them?
KAMIKAZE PILOT
XS650 Member
I am still looking for a pair of...35mm diameter fork tubes +12" longer than stock standard fork tubes.
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