Additional engine protection

[Hartley]

They cost about a tenner, so I'd say crack on!

Look just the job Mark, did you get from Ali Express? I’ve never used that.

 

[the woodster]

The rubber inserts on early Machine Art head covers did mark the heads over time. I was able to clean the marks off almost completely, certainly enough to be able to transfer them to my new bike. Before I did though I contacted Machine Art and they admitted there was a problem and that they had changed the rubber compound on later head covers to cure it. They also sent me a set of the new compound rubber inserts free of charge.

Can I ask what you cleaned them with please? I have the same problem from a set of 2016 covers on my 2021 1250. NN didn't even reply to my email about it. Perhaps I should contact MachineArt? Thanks.

 

[GSMarky]

Look just the job Mark, did you get from Ali Express? I’ve never used that.

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[GSian]

Done something very similar myself.

 

[Hann]

The heads stick through on the GSA`s so you`ll still get gravel rash on anything other than a minor drop, what`s the point of them if their primary function of protecting the engine is not met. Are they just ornamental?
Tragic.
(i`ve also put those plastic bungs on my bars to provide a little more distance to the heads in the event of a spill...)

 

[GSian]

I think the engine bars are there to prevent catastrophic damage. Cosmetic doesn't really matter to some. It does to me, so I use the plastic things to help. I suppose for anything other that a low speed spil or drop off the stand there would be major damage in other areas too.

 

[sven]

no sorry its the machine art ones like this

MachineArt X-Heads for 1250 models (pair) R1250GS/1250Adv, R1250RT/1250RS/1250R

www.nippynormans.com

they are supposed to fit under bmw engine bars according to the blurb but I don't have the bars!
no marks on the engine covers when I last checked (aftera couple of years of them being on the bike)

I had the Machine Art X-Heads on my 1250 GS and when I removed them after three years to sell the bike they had marked the paint on the cam covers. I had to leave them on the bike.