lol, no not the road mate, Dan the platers can strip them easy mate and then re ano gold, if you wanted gold, its an easy job just to remove the tubes, why not get a seal kit and new oil, strip and replate (cost £40.00 to plate the CB's) think of it as a nice service for your forks..
You know it mate and the R&T's have the nice internals too... N I C E.. Got mine from DanKyle in the US.. Long story but he sent me the wrong ones so I got them cheap (bussa/TL forks) and sold them then got the right ones....lol
Damn .. Should have got them .. they where the BPF's from a brand new 2012 . . Bound to be others as there is a few things popping up now . Or i just keep saving for Ohlins lol
I think they some in to your door from the US at aprox £1700.00 thats near a grand off UK price's!.. you still need to get them setup though.. :S
Not sure where the myth came from but it seems to be quite a common myth. Would be great if you could get the figures.
Quote from Motorcycle.com... "Honda says the new wheels are stiffer than before and thus improve rider feedback, but it wasn’t highlighting the fact these hoops suffer a combined weight gain of nearly 1 pound. However, our rep emphasizes the additional weight comes almost entirely from the hub sections, thereby minimizing its effect on rotational inertia. Indeed, after testing them back to back, I couldn’t notice a difference in its agility."
