blunlimited
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- Jun 2, 2002
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I bought this '93 RM250 about 3 months ago to get back into trail riding after a 10 year lapse, and while cleaning it the other day I noticed that one of the fork upper bodies is corroded. The metal, aluminum I think, has some pits in it (they are more like streaks of corroded areas). I can scratch these areas and the corroded metal will "flake" off. They are not deep, maybe 1/32", but I can't imagine that this is a good thing.
The other fork body is fine with no corrosion at all and appears to have a clear coat of some type on it. These are "PRO ACTION FORKS, Valve Body Suspension" is what the sticker says on them, I don't know if these are stock forks or if they were installed by the previous owner.
I am concerned about this, and I wonder how I can retard this corrosion and keep it from getting worse - and why it has happened. If anyone has any experience with this or knows why it is happening, please reply.
Thanks all...
The other fork body is fine with no corrosion at all and appears to have a clear coat of some type on it. These are "PRO ACTION FORKS, Valve Body Suspension" is what the sticker says on them, I don't know if these are stock forks or if they were installed by the previous owner.
I am concerned about this, and I wonder how I can retard this corrosion and keep it from getting worse - and why it has happened. If anyone has any experience with this or knows why it is happening, please reply.
Thanks all...
