black fork tubes nowhere!
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black fork tubes nowhere!
Why is it no company sells black fork tubes? I found several companies that will DLC coat my tubes but they want $750 to $875. Hell at that price I may as well just get the inverted fork kit. Seems like there would be a market for colored tubes but no company sells them. I'd love to fully black out my bike but not for that price.
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Why?
The fork tubes can be coated with DLC which is black and you must micro polish it and get the fork tube round so hand polishing it is out of the question as it would leak and be too loose in the bushings. If you will look around you can get them DLC for $300 as I do.
You can not Powder coat fork tubes as that is from someone who does not have a clue what they are talking about.
We use DLC for the control of stiction in suspension, use your money and improve your suspension and not making a fashion statement IMO.
You can not Powder coat fork tubes as that is from someone who does not have a clue what they are talking about.
We use DLC for the control of stiction in suspension, use your money and improve your suspension and not making a fashion statement IMO.
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^He is talking about fork TUBES not fork SLIDERS....
You can titanium nitride coat your tubes or DLC coat them as you mentioned, neither of which is cheap. Since you want them black DLC is the way to go. I have called a bunch of different shops as I need to get 3 sets of dirt bike tubes and 2 shock shafts done and found prices anywhere from $400-$1000.
FastHarley, who does your DLC coating?
You can titanium nitride coat your tubes or DLC coat them as you mentioned, neither of which is cheap. Since you want them black DLC is the way to go. I have called a bunch of different shops as I need to get 3 sets of dirt bike tubes and 2 shock shafts done and found prices anywhere from $400-$1000.
FastHarley, who does your DLC coating?
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Well, my bad, I stand corrected, I thought he was referring to sliders too, but you don't have to be such a ****ing dick about it...
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Yeah I mean the actual tubes. I've emailed several companies and the cheapest was 795.00. There was a post I read a couple years ago and if I remember correctly, before the company changed hands they wanted 250 or 300 which I'd do today. Anybody know of a company in the U.S. that does DLC cheap that you've used personally and can vouch for their work? I'm really surprised no company sells them pre-colored. I'm sure there's a market for it. I found a company that sells 4 different color tubes but they only fit certain crotchrockets.