Aluminium valve cover protectors -- ditch those crash bars

[Grumpy Lee]

You can't market these as Aluminium valve cover protectors.

You need a catchy product name.

What do you think

Edtektors

 

[~Stef~]

You can't market these as Aluminium valve cover protectors.

You need a catchy product name.

Hard Hats

 

[Spanish Bob]

did Verns ever make it into production ? - mine will be along the lines of the american model - the price i mentioned is only a rough idea - hope to have a pair for my bike in a week or so, then i'll know a definate price and post a picture.

OK I´ll have a pair then. Silver tongued devil.

 

[denty]

I'm interested as well - but being an agnostic I'll need to see them first !!

Denty

 

[Hamster]

Put me down as interested please!

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

i'll have 20 pairs

oops - no - i can't - i'm a timewaster

call them something catchy like ...

GoodHeads...?

Head crashers...?

platey watey's

Head-er Ali's

old rockers rocker cover keepers

..........

 

[walkon40]

Für mich bitte auch ein Paar ... oh, dammit, this is the UK site , put me down for a pair as well, please

Martin

 

[walkon40]

one for me, please

Martin

 

[walkon40]

one for me, please

Martin

 

[Kropotkin]

Names...

Toeguards?

 

[ag1s]

coming soon, aluminium rocker cover protectors

straight replacement of the pointless black plastic covers

they'll be bigger than the plastic originals, covering more of the valve cover

won't make the bike any wider, also make it easier to service

can be powder coated in colour of your choice

made from grade 26 ali, which means it'll have a bit of give and not break/crack

And get this , i'll be offering a repair service if you damage one, send the old one back to me and i'll send you a reconditioned replacement

They'll fit all 1100/1150 models ( inc RT, RS )

just finalising cost's - should be around £100 - £120
depends on how many i order, the more i order the cheaper they'll be .

to recon a damaged one will be about £20 ( unless huge amount of damage )

will you be interested ? need to gauge approx amount

Thanks me loves

And the devil's advocate says:
'What is the point of aluminum guards when the bolts holding them to place are these tiny allens? Wha will actually happen is that in a fall the alu-guards will remain intact (surprise surprise) and the supporting bolts will shear. What is even more interesting the possibility of the crancase shearing rather than the bolts. '

But what does ze devil know in the first place?

 

[Steptoe]

Re: Re: Aluminium valve cover protectors -- ditch those crash bars

And the devil's advocate says:
'What is the point of aluminum guards when the bolts holding them to place are these tiny allens? Wha will actually happen is that in a fall the alu-guards will remain intact (surprise surprise) and the supporting bolts will shear. What is even more interesting the possibility of the crancase shearing rather than the bolts. '

The bolts aren't fixed to the crankcase -

The same thing can also happen with crashbars, i've had bikes in for repair where the crashbars have gone up into the petrol tank, and where the rear crashbar mounting bolts have torn the mounting point out of the gearbox.

Also seen a few bikes where the crashbars have dug in and thrown the bike over onto the other side.

Ali guards may come away ( the american type seem to stay in place ) , the bolts may shear, i think each individual "off" will have different outcomes -

I personally will not have crashbars on my bike, i wanted an alternative, which would be cheap to replace and offer better protection than the plastic part fitted, which incidently cost almost as much as my ali alternative , and mine will be repairable -

its simple, if you don't like the idea of ali guards, don't have them .

same as i choose to do without crashbars .

 

[BlackBetty]

Toejam

Very iterested! Especially if they are similar to Stantons. Would like a peek at a picie before comitting though.

 

[Steptoe]

Hoping for the prototype to be here this week

 

[ag1s]

Re: Re: Re: Aluminium valve cover protectors -- ditch those crash bars

The bolts aren't fixed to the crankcase -

The same thing can also happen with crashbars, i've had bikes in for repair where the crashbars have gone up into the petrol tank, and where the rear crashbar mounting bolts have torn the mounting point out of the gearbox.

Also seen a few bikes where the crashbars have dug in and thrown the bike over onto the other side.

Ali guards may come away ( the american type seem to stay in place ) , the bolts may shear, i think each individual "off" will have different outcomes -

I personally will not have crashbars on my bike, i wanted an alternative, which would be cheap to replace and offer better protection than the plastic part fitted, which incidently cost almost as much as my ali alternative , and mine will be repairable -

its simple, if you don't like the idea of ali guards, don't have them .

same as i choose to do without crashbars .

"Crankcase?" I must be foolish, mea culpa. I meant the cylinder bodies. I'm not trying to jeopardise your business, but I think that by doing this you take away any elasticity from the protection, the plastic is there to break and the bars can bend. Have you fitted them on your own bike and then dropped it couple of times on its side on the asphalt?

 

[Peter Harris]

WOT ABOUT THE STAINLESS BOLT KIT I ASKED FOR 3 MUNTS AGO

 

[Steptoe]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Aluminium valve cover protectors -- ditch those crash bars

"Crankcase?" I must be foolish, mea culpa. I meant the cylinder bodies. I'm not trying to jeopardise your business, but I think that by doing this you take away any elasticity from the protection, the plastic is there to break and the bars can bend. Have you fitted them on your own bike and then dropped it couple of times on its side on the asphalt?

i will be fitting them to my bike, but i hope i don't have to try them out -

they wil be made from LM 6 ali, its not brittle, so should absorb some shock -

The old airheads had just 3 bolts holding the rocker cover onto the head, i've come off those a few times, not once did mine break off, or damage the cylinder head, they just wore through : and i've worked on hundreds of crashed airheads over the last 24 years, and i can't remember one instance of the rocker cover pulling the studs out of the head - rocker covers smashed, yes .

as i said previously , the american versions have no reports of them doing engine damage

 

[Steptoe]

WOT ABOUT THE STAINLESS BOLT KIT I ASKED FOR 3 MUNTS AGO

Peter, they are here, no one else has had problems - do as everyone else has- read the fecking thread instead of expecting to be fecking nursed through it .

i can bring them to eynsford with me on thursday -


god help me : )

 

[judge]

Peter, they are here, no one else has had problems - do as everyone else has- read the fecking thread instead of expecting to be fecking nursed through it

About time someone wlse told that old duffer where to go. I started to feel I was the only who felt that way - well done dodgy

 

[judge]

i can bring them to eynsford with me on thursday - for a fee

Fixed it for ya