Author Topic: Fake holes V7III TB covers  (Read 495 times)

Offline Rich A

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Fake holes V7III TB covers
« on: August 12, 2020, 06:39:49 PM »
I always thought the TB covers on the V7IIIs looked a little cheesy. What's with the fake holes? Why do I say they're fake? If you look at the aluminum TB covers on some of the newer bikes (e.g. Shine), they have "real" holes where the plastic ones only have depressions.

I thought maybe I'd just get a set of the aluminum covers, but they're around $150! At that price, I'll pass.

So with a drill, a dremel tool, and a can of spray paint, I came up with these. (I also wanted to break up the monotone black, so I painted the covers a dark metallic gray--and I like the way the line from the TBs continues to the exhaust)

The bike actually looks pretty good without any TB covers at all.

And yes, I have too much spare time these days.





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« Last Edit: August 12, 2020, 06:46:02 PM by Rich A »

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Re: Fake holes V7III TB covers
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2020, 07:11:13 PM »
I've been thinking the same thing. Never dawned on me to make the holes functional and do a contrasting color.

Those look great. I may just do that myself.

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Re: Fake holes V7III TB covers
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2020, 08:37:15 PM »
Very cool inexpensive mod! looks great!
Chad (Shadrach) in Asheville NC
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