Topic: Who sells good quality new fork tubes for the 75' CB400F0 for a fair price ?

[grcamna2]

My original fork tubes have had lot's of nicks,gouges & scratches in them for a while and I've just dealt w/ that for a few years(I lightly softened the edges of ea. scratch w/ fine emery paper..)but I'd like to know what you members recommend for a new pr. of tubes that will have the correct O.D. dimensions as my originals(oem pt.#51411-369-000) as well as the length.I've tried to stay away from China repro stuff as much as possible so far.. I've called Frank's but the price seems kind of high although the chrome that they put on their tubes is excellent.

[540nova]

Racetech


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[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Forking by Frank isn't cheap but very high quality.

[Tim2005]

DSS do them for $110each , haven't tried their forks but most of their stuff is good quality

 http://www.davidsilverspares.com/parts/by-part-number/partnumber_5269/

[przjohn]

I bought the DSS tubes last year for my 400F project and was happy with them. I think they are the same ones sold by other outlets. My thinking is they are all made by the same company.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I bought the DSS tubes last year for my 400F project and was happy with them. I think they are the same ones sold by other outlets. My thinking is they are all made by the same company.

I would not be surprised if DSS and Cycle X source the same tubes.  However, Forking by Frank makes theirs in-house.  The hard chrome plating is excellent.  Race Tech makes and sells very nice products, as well.

[grcamna2]

I just called Racetech(those tubes are imported from/made in Italy to a high quality standard)and they get $165 a piece for them,they sound nice.

[Don R]

My hot tip was they are the same as cb360. I can't confirm it but some ads say they fit both.

[grcamna2]

My hot tip was they are the same as cb360. I can't confirm it but some ads say they fit both.

I noticed that in an add online somewhere,do you think they are the same length? I think the CB360 tubes are longer..

edit: I just confirmed it online,they're the same part#
New tubes are a few more $ than I have right now but if I could find a pr. of good,used forks complete w/o all that rust pitting that i could put new seals in they would sure work for the next riding season for me in the Spring. 

[PeWe]

Check that the cir clip over the fork seal is completely seated so the an ear will not scratch the tube. It is not much space on a CB750, easy to get scratched fork

[MoMo]

Bill, do the seals leak?   If not, why spend the money for new ones, unless you're made of millions of spacebucks

[grcamna2]

Bill, do the seals leak?   If not, why spend the money for new ones, unless you're made of millions of spacebucks

The seals don't leak Larry but the tubes are rough(I bought them a few yrs. back off of ebay for $40 for the pr... and they took pics in the listing to show the 'nice' side only;they're gouged pretty bad & it took Lot's of emery cloth to smooth them off where the nicks were deeper than the hard chrome plating..) and I want another pr.

[MoMo]

Bill, do the seals leak?   If not, why spend the money for new ones, unless you're made of millions of spacebucks

The seals don't leak Larry but the tubes are rough(I bought them a few yrs. back off of ebay for $40 for the pr... and they took pics in the listing to show the 'nice' side only;they're gouged pretty bad & it took Lot's of emery cloth to smooth them off where the nicks were deeper than the hard chrome plating..) and I want another pr.

check to see what I have in my spare parts Bill.

[grcamna2]

Bill, do the seals leak?   If not, why spend the money for new ones, unless you're made of millions of spacebucks

The seals don't leak Larry but the tubes are rough(I bought them a few yrs. back off of ebay for $40 for the pr... and they took pics in the listing to show the 'nice' side only;they're gouged pretty bad & it took Lot's of emery cloth to smooth them off where the nicks were deeper than the hard chrome plating..) and I want another pr.

check to see what I have in my spare parts Bill.

ok

[MoMo]

Bill, do the seals leak?   If not, why spend the money for new ones, unless you're made of millions of spacebucks

The seals don't leak Larry but the tubes are rough(I bought them a few yrs. back off of ebay for $40 for the pr... and they took pics in the listing to show the 'nice' side only;they're gouged pretty bad & it took Lot's of emery cloth to smooth them off where the nicks were deeper than the hard chrome plating..) and I want another pr.

check to see what I have in my spare parts Bill.

I have three sets but all have some degree of pitting ....Larry

[grcamna2]

Larry,
How bad are they pitted in the sealing areas ?

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Larry,
How bad are they pitted in the sealing areas ?

Also check the travel areas where the tube moves into the lower.  If pitted there, it will destroy your seals.

[PeWe]

When you have replaced parts on the bike with new or NOS, you'll enter next step to replace everything else not yet replaced. I have just a few things left

[grcamna2]

When you have replaced parts on the bike with new or NOS, you'll enter next step to replace everything else not yet replaced. I have just a few things left

That  would be ideal but prohibitively expensive    also I enjoy cleaning up good used vintage parts to get the most life out of them.

[MoMo]

I doubt any of the tubes are better than what you have(actually, I should toss them).

[grcamna2]

You're probably right