Suspension for 2000 KX

[jBernard]

you can upload them to tinypic.com, then just copy/paste the links in your msg.

[MXonaKawi]

The first pic is what I call the "inner/lower fork tube", please correct me if I'm wrong. It is in great shape and I don't want to replace it if I don't have to.



This second photo is of the fork leg?, the dull grey metal part on the bottom of the forks that the axle goes through and connects to the hubs. As you cans see, it's a little scuffed up. I would hate to just throw powder on top of those nasty scuffs, but if that can be smoothed, I will definitely keep these. It appears that they don't sell these parts on their own on OEM sites. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but they don't seem to separate from the chrome tubes they are attached to.



This 3rd photo is of the outer/upper fork tubes. As you can see in the photo there are some chips in the metal of the tubes. I don't see how this can be fixed, and I wouldn't spend good money anodizing these damaged tubes. That kind of seems like a band-aid fix to me. You tell me, but my opinion is that they need to be replaced altogether. Not because they aren't functional. They are fully functional. But to give me that fresh looking aesthetic that I am going for with this rebuild.

[jBernard]

for 13 year old forks. those look pretty darn good to me!
the legs (chrome part) look to be in great shape, thats what usually takes the rock chips, so youre in luck there.
the lugs (part axle goes thru). doesnt seem to bad either. look at enduro riders fork lugs, those things get mangled due to hitting rocks and stuff.
the lugs DO come off the fork legs, but they are usually on there with a compound similar to red loctite (dont want to come off easy).

upper tubes look ok except for those rock chips you have shown.
my advice was to find a used set on ebay and piece them together with the parts you want to replace. granted, it will take a bit of time to find a great condition set possibly.

you could probably get those lugs removed and take them to an aluminum polisher and work a lot of those scratches out and make them unnoticeable

[jBernard]

check this set out.
looks brand new almost.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Kawasaki-KX250-KX-250-Forks-Front-Suspension-Fork-99-00-01-/290899330807?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43baf386f7&vxp=mtr


i bought a kx5 engine thru this guy. Mike is a cool dude.

[MXonaKawi]

Dude that set looks ridiculous! Thanks for sharing. I just hit Mike up on email. Maybe I'll grab that set. Kinda looks perfect for what I'm doing.

If I grab those, I'll just flip mine on ebay and whatever the price difference is I'm sure will be under $100. That's a pretty small price to pay for getting the condition parts I want when compared to the other options we discussed.

[MXonaKawi]

I bought those bad boys. I had to. They were in too good of condition to pass up. Thanks for the heads up. Because of you I spent over $200 bucks today, but you also saved me about $1,000 because they look in almost oem brand new condition. I'll give a report back when I get them.

Then I tackle the rear shock haha!