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#45130 bushrjackson (User) she's pretty EH? Gold Boarder Posts: 613 can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   Personally, I think the front forks are boring. I've seen chrome covers for them but I don't want that. Is it possible to polish the forks to a shine? And if so, how would I do it? thx busher ps. it is getting frig gin cold out!   Logged     2006, 3\\\\\\\" HK rez tec\\\\\\\'s   The administrator has disabled public write access. #45131 2005Roadstar (User) Proper Prior Planning Prevents PissPoorPerformance Expert Boarder Posts: 562 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   Busher, Yes, I did it on my Vulcan but it's a lot of work. First you have to strip off the coating/finish that is on them. I just used an 80 grit sandpaper. Then you have to spend many, many hours at a buffing wheel. What really sucks is that once they're polished, you have to keep them cleaned with something like Mother's to remove the oxidation, because from what I was told, you can't clear-coat over the polished aluminum. It won't stick. I even called paint shops and body shops and was told this. The finished product looks good, but it's a lot of work. I did the top triple tree too, but eventually painted it. In The Wind, Aaron   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #45136 bushrjackson (User) she's pretty EH? Gold Boarder Posts: 613 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   thanks for the info Aaron. What if I had them chromed?? Anyone have any idea of the cost? thx bushr   Logged     2006, 3\\\\\\\" HK rez tec\\\\\\\'s   The administrator has disabled public write access. #45139 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   Don't take this as gospel but I think Cal custom cruiser has a chrome exchange for around 200 bucks.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #45143 billjr (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1160 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   Hey busherjackson,a little off subject, but did you get the extensions and highwaybar figured out? A little late but thoubht I would ask.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #45146 Silverado (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 351 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   busherjackson, http://www.speedcitycycle.com/custombikes.html Check out this site. I don't know what his price is but I know he has good tripple plated chrome. You might also recognize some of his bikes. Several of them have been in a few mags. He is located here in Indianapolis.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #45165 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3123 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   OR Trade in on a new R* "S" model These new 2008 Road Stars have chrome ...forks/switch housings/master cyl... and EFI to boot...   Logged     2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star MY WEBSITE HOG HEAVEN Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #45167 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   Mine are polished. I touch them up every spring .... takes about 10 minutes for each fork. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #45218 bushrjackson (User) she's pretty EH? Gold Boarder Posts: 613 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   billjr said Hey busherjackson,a little off subject, but did you get the extensions and highwaybar figured out? I can't do it with the Limby so I'm just gonna add a set of pegs on the bar.   Logged     2006, 3\\\\\\\" HK rez tec\\\\\\\'s   The administrator has disabled public write access. #45219 bushrjackson (User) she's pretty EH? Gold Boarder Posts: 613 Re:can the front forks be polished?? 4 Years, 7 Months ago   Hey Doc How did you do your's? thx thx pop for the suggestion but I'm absolutely faithful to my '06 and besides wifey would indeed KILL me   Logged     2006, 3\\\\\\\" HK rez tec\\\\\\\'s   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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