2010 red fork owners beware!

[gg3]

Hi all,
Some may recall I crashed my 2010 EC 300 & put a dent in the beautiful red anodised fork outer.My local dealer put an order in & told me 3 weeks,price was reasonable too.3 weeks came & went.My dealer started harrassing the importer & got an answer along the lines that the factory was being difficult & they don't when it would arrive.The dealer was not happy & I persued another avenue.A week later the importer rang & said it would be here the following week.So I stopped the alternative option.
It arrived at the dealer today.It is black not anodised red.The dealer rang the importer who told him you can't get a red replacement,the factory doesn't stock them ?!!
The dealer has gone nuts at them until they agreed to take one off a demo model & send it.They then wanted to charge extra for removing the part!I told my dealer I want a discount for a second hand part.
I am stunned & lost for words,is this part really not available?

[GMP]

Relatively speaking not a lot of those went into production, so it would worry me too. I'm surprised it was not really expensive. A commom GG Marzocchi 45mm Shiver brake side lower, thats been on the bikes since '04 all around the world, lists for close to $1K here.

You could have taken the new part and had both uppers re-coated the same red or any color you want. Just color anodizing on the outer surfaces is easy and cheap.

Good luck!

[Caravan Monster]

Originally Posted by GMP

A commom GG Marzocchi 45mm Shiver brake side lower, thats been on the bikes since '04 all around the world, lists for close to $1K here.:eek

I'll post my story regarding 45mm Shivers and what I learnt in the next week or so. Concerning price, one of the GG dealers in the UK said that a new pair of 45mm Shivers would be around 350 Sterling. Worth looking into if anyone in the US was looking to buy some new forks ?

[husley]

good to know as I have a 2010 with red forks.

so I know what to expect should I need a replacement: you mind sharing what they charge for a new tube?

[moto9]

I'd like to see GG go with Showa or KYB.
Sachs for sure is hard to get parts for and I'm sure marz isn't much easier.

[gg3]

Originally Posted by husley

good to know as I have a 2010 with red forks.

so I know what to expect should I need a replacement: you mind sharing what they charge for a new tube?

Around US$580.00