Well I put some elbow grease into the lower fork legs and they turned out awesome. Hopefully this video will help out anyone with the same issue I had. Music is form the RU-vid audio library
Few years back I wet sanded my FXR forks with 600,800,1000,1500,2000 then hit it with the mothers ball in a drill with blue magic and they went from 1988 to POW. But I took the tire, fender, and calipers off just to send it. Took a little longer, I’d say about a 6 pack just for good measure lol Keep it up mayn!
Stumbled across this video. Well, I couldn't stand the way my forks looked so I knocked out this project. They look great!! Thanks for keeping me busy.
I just did my lowers and wow, nice. When I would look at them, I always thought "How would I ever get them nice again?" I washed the bike, then I used the sanding blocks (coarse first, then finer) and finished with 400 grit then 600 grit. I was afraid of ruining them but I thought "It's just aluminum, sand away" Man was I impressed at the end result. Took about an hour each. My next session I will go finer and finer then buff and cover with a wax/polish. Thank you so much for your video. Guys/gals, don't be afraid to do this to your bike. It makes a huge difference . God Bless and Ride Safe :)
i always wondered about that. you just gave me an answer nobody has been able to give me. the right answer to the right question. I give you a review rating of 110% and 2 thumbs up. bravo, bravo!
I'm in the midst of doing this to my bike I just got and I thank you for showing me this technique. I was trying to figure out what I was doing wrong and I started with 230 grit and while it is working, it is taking a while. So I'm going to drop to a lower grit to move forward a bit faster. Then go back to the finer grit. Thanks again.
I pulled an 08 shadow aero out of a barn a couple of months ago . It keeps getting better every time I clean it . I looked for this video on purpose because I wasn't sure what to do with my front forks and they're about as bad as yours ( glad to see you were cleaning something that was actually bad ) . Thanks for the tip , that's my next attack . I have had many bikes but this one has plastic chrome everywhere and I couldn't bring it back to life but hey a you tube search taught me vinegar works excellent for that . It almost looks new again
I have a 2005 HD Road King FLHPI that my wife bought me. I went in and started cleaning up the bike and then i noticed how shitty those fork legs looked. looked like garbage. A brief search brought me here to your video on polishing the fork legs. I just subscribed to you now. Thank you for helping/sharing. Now my bike will look superb.
Always looking for a better way to do things and your film was very informative. Found that there are differences between the forks and the bare aluminum wheels. Since this is the slow season, I'll be doing this in very short order. Thanks for the video.
Hi, I dropped the fork's out of my 1700 Roadstar Silverado, removed the top stanchion cover's then cleaned slider's up with 200 grit paper, increasing to eventually 2000 grit until I got a smooth finish , The main problem is the lacquer Yamaha coat them with in the factory, after a few years water seems to penetrate it, then the corrosion start's, anyway, after sanding I went at them on the bench polisher, they get real heavy after a while, but the result is superb, almost a chrome finish, and well worth the effort, that was over two years ago, and all I need to do now, maybe twice a year, give them a going over with some metal polish, like you would any chrome parts, takes about 10 minutes per leg. Great video's as usual, keep them coming. Regard's Doug. UK.
Great effort! Thought about buying and installing new chrome lowers but you saved me the money! For some reason I never thought about using the sandpaper and sanding "sponges". Good idea!
That was awesome! Thank you. Thought I would have to restore my forks by shelling out a lot if $, now my forks look great, for less then $5. Thanks bro! Awesome video.
Just bought a street bob 2006 with Gators fitted , lifted the rubbers up and descovered a grizzly mess on the forks urrrgh so i am going to attempt to clean them as you have done , you may have saved me a fortune , thanks from West Yorks England .
Great little helpful vid. And you know what, buddy- you receive kind comments because that's what you put out into the world... gentleness and kindness. Clearly. Thanks for that!
Damn that came out nice! Sweet new ride too. Really like how "low profile" the flames are. Didn't even notice them at first until you pointed them out in your other video.
WoW ! Hats off to you on this one. The end result is fantastic, I never would have thought that could be done that way. Thanks for sharing, I am amazed... Well done !
Dam I’m glad I found this video of urs I was going crazy sold my vstar 650 for 1100 and my forks were the same and I have that same polish I drive semi it works wonders thxs man lot
Thanks a LOT for this. I just got my Dyna last week and the forks are exactly like yours were. Since I’m in japan I don’t really have the language skills to ask some bike shop about this. Instead you provided the answer and with a great video. Can’t wait to start tomorrow. Cheers from Shizuoka !!
I've been scratching my head over the best way to do this. Had been watching videos in which guys are refurbishing their mag wheels using industrial strength buffing machines, dremel tools, various polishing compounds, paint....and so on. I have, of all things, a Yamaha VStar 650, that has forks looking almost exactly like yours did. Tomorrow, I will follow your guidance to a T. I have every reason to believe it'll come out like yours. Thanks for the video.
Hey - Just came across your video a couple of days ago. Picked up a 1998 Road King Classic not long ago and the fork legs were a mess. Started with 220, then 400, 600, 1000 grit and finished with Autosol metal polish. Only thing I did differently was I wet sanded. They now look like chrome!! Thanks so much for the video! Didn't even realize this could be done!!
That's AWESOME Ron, the finished project is as good as the time you put into it. Wet sanding them would do an Incredible finish. Mine is a real quick and dirty job with little effort. Thank you for the feedback bro, ride safe out there.
My father passed away last year and I inherited his 07 Ultra Classic. His bike has the same problem. I’m glad I came across your video 👍. Now if I can just get up the nerve to take the cover off it and get it going. 🙏
Sorry to hear about your father. I understand, lost my dad yrs ago and there are still things I have a hard time with. Do it for your oldman he would love that. Cheers 👍
Just got a “new to me “ 09 softail heritage in pretty pristine condition very beautiful bike the only thing bad was the oxidation on the forks I’ve always seen people just buy new forks but you sir saved me some money bout to do this ASAP !!!
Wow I was looking at hot to remove n replace mine cause they look like crap....now I know what I'm doing my next rainy day off...awesome glad this video found me...
Thank you! My forks on my Shadow have been pitted with corrosion since I got it a few years ago and couldn't figure out how to clean them up. This helps!
I had a same problem with my bike and it cost me 20 dollars for both lower forks Took me 1 hour now looks like new Thank you for your video brother 👍👍👍
