Fork in hell

[Mikeonhisbike]

Hi all, so my forks have bitten the dust. Got a 2008 SM and my mechanic said he thinks they are RMZ forks? Would they be from a 250 or 450? How do you tell?   What other  forks fit the DRZ400?  I do a fair bit of off roading so what would be best? I don’t want to have to replace triple clamps as well, more expense. He said they were 47mm . Any help or advice would be most appreciated as I’m feeling a little gutted and lost at sea. 

[ohiodrz400sm]

Look like SM forks to me.  Post a pic of the caps

[ohiodrz400sm]

Actually, post a pic of the caliper carrier.  If it is cast for the giant disk than it is stock.

[Dramabeats]

what is wrong with the forks? 

[roleyrev]

Yeah. Forks are able to be rebuilt. Probably to to own specification, weight extra. It would be a better thing to have newly rebuilt forks than to spend $$ on 10 Year old ones that might no be any better without a rebuild. 

[Tony Wyp]

Please tell me how forks bite dust. Were they angry, or just hungry ?

Your "mechanic" dont seem to know much.

Maybe a sailing forum could be worth a try. ?

I find these forks fit best for biting problems ?

 

 

 

Edited September 26, 2020 by Tony Wyp

[bumtarder]

Did you wreck the bike,bend or sent in the fork tubes real bad?

[Mikeonhisbike]

3 hours ago, bumtarder said:

Did you wreck the bike,bend or sent in the fork tubes real bad?

No, there was corrosion when I bought the bike on the outer sleeve (not sure that’s the correct terminology) and it’s finally corroded right through. 

[Mikeonhisbike]

12 hours ago, ohiodrz400sm said:

Look like SM forks to me.  Post a pic of the caps

 

[Tony Wyp]

20 minutes ago, Mikeonhisbike said:

 

Pic of corrosion please

[ohiodrz400sm]

1 hour ago, Mikeonhisbike said:

 

Those are the original forks.

Your fork height is off.  You should not drop them any lower than the caps.

If your mechanic knows anything about dirt bikes than he know there every individual part on the forks are replaceable. By outer sleeve, I assume you mean tube or stanchions. While these can be purchased new,  you can probably find a used set of forms for what you'll pay for a new tube.

[Tony Wyp]

6 minutes ago, ohiodrz400sm said:

Those are the original forks.

Your fork height is off.  You should not drop them any lower than the caps.

If your mechanic knows anything about dirt bikes than he know there every individual part on the forks are replaceable. By outer sleeve, I assume you mean tube or stanchions. While these can be purchased new,  you can probably find a used set of forms for what you'll pay for a new tube.

I think he means the gold plating on the outer tubes is pock marked ?

Is he really serious ?

[Mikeonhisbike]

19 minutes ago, ohiodrz400sm said:

Those are the original forks.

Your fork height is off.  You should not drop them any lower than the caps.

If your mechanic knows anything about dirt bikes than he know there every individual part on the forks are replaceable. By outer sleeve, I assume you mean tube or stanchions. While these can be purchased new,  you can probably find a used set of forms for what you'll pay for a new tube.

Yes, I noticed he hadn’t replaced them properly. It’s the tube that’s corroded. Stanchion fine. Thanks for your help. Good to know they are DRZ forks

[jentzschman]

Where is the corrosion? For fork tubes to corroded all the way through would take something like soaking them in damn salt water. Post pics of what this corrosion looks like please. 

[Mikeonhisbike]

2 hours ago, Tony Wyp said:

Pic of corrosion please

 

[Tony Wyp]

2 minutes ago, Mikeonhisbike said:

 

Eeew.

Best take off that plastic guide and have a better look. Is that filler I see underneath

Edited September 26, 2020 by Tony Wyp

[Mikeonhisbike]

3 minutes ago, jentzschman said:

Where is the corrosion? For fork tubes to corroded all the way through would take something like soaking them in damn salt water. Post pics of what this corrosion looks like please. 

If you zoom in you can see a tiny hole, it’s worse under the white clamp

[jentzschman]

Dang, how did they get like that? 

Just replace the outer tube. Will save you tons of money. 

[Mikeonhisbike]

1 minute ago, Tony Wyp said:

Eeew.

Best take off that plastic guide and have a better look.

Had a better look when they were apart, even worse. Had to ride bike home so needed it back together. 

[Tony Wyp]

Never seen that before ! Hmmm