Quote Originally Posted by dan View Post
Also pulled apart the gsxr1000 forks I have to inspect the damage on the inside of the outer tube of one of the legs. There is definitely a dent protruding but it is way up the top of the tube. Obviously one would need to see it to give a proper judgement but generally speaking is this a problem? I would say it is an 30mm from the top of the tube.
As you describe it, no it's probably not a problem. There are two things to consider:

1. Does it inhibit or interfere with any moving parts within the fork? How far does it intrude (ie how deep is the dent) and does it touch on anything inside the fork? If it is above all the moving parts (spring and cartridge) and in line with the spring spacer, then it's possibly ok, assuming it's not touching the spacer and shaving off little bits of white plastic into the fork oil over every bump.

2. Is it indicative of more damage to the tube (ie is the tube still straight overall)? A bent tube will cause all sorts of grief with every other component pretty quickly and will need to be fixed or replaced before use.

Bring it with you. Also bring the rest of the fork (innards and lower), so that we can line them up etc.