Adventure Valve Covers

[daj]

Hi all,

I am having real trouble trying to find somewhere to get the valve covers re coated on my 1150 adventure. They are the 'blue', magnesium, twin spark versions and they have bubbled and peeled badly. Please, has anyone else managed to cure this? I have contacted 'powder coaters' but none seem to want to take it on.

Thanks for any help.

Cheers

Dave

 

[Nin]

Hi Dave

Try Tunneruk on this site.

Nin


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[MikeO]

Hi Dave,

The problem is they are made from Magnesium - and pretty poor magnesium at that. This means that the usual method of removing powder coat - acid dipping - would dissolve them. I had another powder coater try to sand blast them and holed both (apparently one wasn't enough )

I had huge difficulty trying to get mine painted - and ended up painting a new one and a nearly new one to get the job done.

Chris (TunnerUK) may be able to help you, but he's going to have to remove or stabilise the coating you have on them first - and their design does not lend itself to doing this easily...

Good luck,

Mike

 

[gog]

Could standard alu ones off a non-adv be painted or anodised blue to similar effect? or are there other differences besides the alloy?

 

[daj]

Thanks for the advice chaps. I did contact TunnerUK, but I was told they don't do powder coating. I wonder if you can still get new ones - god knows how much that will cost? Thanks again.

 

[Steptoe]

Hi all,

I am having real trouble trying to find somewhere to get the valve covers re coated on my 1150 adventure. They are the 'blue', magnesium, twin spark versions and they have bubbled and peeled badly. Please, has anyone else managed to cure this? I have contacted 'powder coaters' but none seem to want to take it on.

Thanks for any help.

Cheers

Dave

Dave, have you tried Jura-spray.
Never let me down doing all sorts of things for more than 25 years.

 

[Howard J]

These guys can supply the correct colour if you fancy doing it yourself,

http://www.rsbikepaint.com/en-gb/colours.php#makeid=20&modelid=499&prodyear=2005&colourscheme=15493

 

[steadysteve]

CJ powder coaters in cleethorpes did some for me. Used paintstripper and a brush to get round the acid dipping magnesium problem.
Havent used them for a while but the last time i was there he was telling me they are getting all the gear to match the bmw colours.
Might be worth a try. Gaffer rides a GS TB so is familiar with the valve covers.

 

[Flipfly]

Could standard alu ones off a non-adv be painted or anodised blue to similar effect? or are there other differences besides the alloy?

Standard silver ones are also magnesium

 

[MikeO]

Standard silver ones are also magnesium

You can get single spark silver ones that aren't...

 

[Flipfly]

You can get single spark silver ones that aren't...

Are they pattern parts Mike? All the OE ones fitted to the GS were magnesium as far as I'm aware. I suppose the custom may have had non magnesium covers but they were chromed IIRC.

 

[Riceburner]

Just for reference - you may be able to find 2nd hand ones if you include the R1150R - Rockster in your searches.

 

[MikeO]

Are they pattern parts Mike? All the OE ones fitted to the GS were magnesium as far as I'm aware. I suppose the custom may have had non magnesium covers but they were chromed IIRC.

They're OE BMW - not sure which model they fitted (1100?). I had a pair I was going to paint, but when my original bike caught fire and I replaced it with a twinspark I sold them. The screenshot I posted is from Motobins website - the BMW part number is under the picture...

 

[MikeO]

They're OE BMW - not sure which model they fitted (1100?). I had a pair I was going to paint, but when my original bike caught fire and I replaced it with a twinspark I sold them. The screenshot I posted is from Motobins website - the BMW part number is under the picture...

Just checked on the Max BMW Parts Fiche - they are listed for single sparkers: 1100S for the entire production run; 1100 and 1150GS up to 11/03; 1150RS to 11/04 and for 1150RT, 1100R & 1150R for their entire production run. That may just be a list of bikes they will fit, or OE equipment - no way of telling from the parts list. They'll certainly fit any single sparker 11XXGS...

 

[Flipfly]

That has to be a list of what they fit as all my single spark bikes have had magnesium covers.

 

[daj]

Thanks again for all the input, I'll let you know how I get on.

Dave

 

[Colt]

i think the pic show original equipment single spark. non magnesium ones.
fitted to r1100 series (not r1100s though)
i had them on my 1994 r1100rs se.
i had some chrome versions of these,that were on the early r1200c custom .