Fork tube repair

[Anonymous]

My brother recently sold me his 82 GS650G (shaft) . Actually, for the price, its more like he gave it to me .

He had recently replaced the tires and brakes and had it tuned , but an incident where he slid into the back of a car at low speed made him realize he wasn't into keeping it as much as thought.

The impact was minimal, (bike didn't even drop); but was enough to bend the fork tubes slightly. They don't stick, and the bike is still ridable , but I want to repair \replace them.

Does anyone know of a place, preferably in Canada, where I could get a used pair ? (I am checking e-bay already)

Or can I get the tubes pressed straight by a shop? if so, any suggestions.

Thanks

[SqDancerLynn1]

If they are bent they can be straightened ONLY if there is no visable kink. Check just under the lower tripple. Also check to see if the tube are twisted in the tripples Your best bet is Ebay. You can use forks from a 550/650/750 or any of the 850/1000 if you change the tripple tree also

[bwringer]

If it were me, I'd just haunt eBay for a set of used forks, but if you want new tubes, this is about your only option:

http://www.frankmain.qpg.com/

[Anonymous]

"You can use forks from a 550/650/750 or any of the 850/1000 if you change the triple tree also"


I checked through parts numbers at Bike bandit and it shows my tubes part number as from 81 and 82 GS650G only.

But you're saying that if I basically get a complete front end, I can swap it out?

Is there any machining; extra parts; etc involved (A link to a site on how to do this step by step would be appreciated)

Thanks

[KGB]

There's a set for sale right here on the GS web site.


See the for sale section