my 03 factory forks were in sad shape the rubber was either gone breaking off or leaving this black residue all over. so i tried to come up with a cheap easy fix.will see how it holds up.
i pulled out all the old rubber and replaced it with a rubber tubing thats was dam close to same diameter if not excat same. then i was going to dip them in this rubber coating you can get from home depot.well the can wasnt long enough for the whole fork so i had to change the plan. i ended up using heat shrink and then dipping just the ends in the coating.the heat shrink jacked up the cost on me but it came out ok.will have to see how long it last.im in it for $20 bucks a fork.If it last i will be happy. im going to just do one side for now and make sure it last.If i were not so impaitent and could find something to transfer the coating into i think it would have worked without the heat shrink. but i am not sure. i would have had to glue the tubing in and that would be a pain in the arse.the heat shrink did real good at making it nice and tight.hey it was rainy and 20-30mph gusty winds here today i was bored.we will se how it turns out.
i pulled out all the old rubber and replaced it with a rubber tubing thats was dam close to same diameter if not excat same. then i was going to dip them in this rubber coating you can get from home depot.well the can wasnt long enough for the whole fork so i had to change the plan. i ended up using heat shrink and then dipping just the ends in the coating.the heat shrink jacked up the cost on me but it came out ok.will have to see how long it last.im in it for $20 bucks a fork.If it last i will be happy. im going to just do one side for now and make sure it last.If i were not so impaitent and could find something to transfer the coating into i think it would have worked without the heat shrink. but i am not sure. i would have had to glue the tubing in and that would be a pain in the arse.the heat shrink did real good at making it nice and tight.hey it was rainy and 20-30mph gusty winds here today i was bored.we will se how it turns out.
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