Author Topic: Show us your valve covers - pics plz (Read 47908 times)

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #90 on:** July 01, 2014, 07:06:27 AM »

My 85 Cafe bike...I will trade these nicely chrome plated covers for a set of equal condition natural aluminum finish covers, heads up swap...Any takers?

Ambogal · « **Reply #91 on:** July 01, 2014, 08:17:52 AM »

I know Joe Kenny machined a few valve covers so the owner could install some sort of glass or plastic in the cover so you could
look down into them.

I'm fairly certain it was for the guy we use to call "Mr. V7" but I can't remember what state he's from either. He had a flock of
V7 Sports.

ritratto · « **Reply #92 on:** July 01, 2014, 08:34:50 AM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on July 01, 2014, 07:06:27 AM

My 85 Cafe bike...I will trade these nicely chrome plated covers for a set of equal condition natural aluminum finish covers, heads up swap...Any takers?

Why not have them de-chromed? Polish or sandblast to your liking. I did that to my G5 and they look great!

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #93 on:** July 01, 2014, 09:23:51 AM »

Quote from: ritratto on July 01, 2014, 08:34:50 AM

Why not have them de-chromed? Polish or sandblast to your liking. I did that to my G5 and they look great!

Removing chrome chemically means a long trip into the city and money.....There are local sandblasters....But perhaps someone here would like chrome covers...

Ambogal · « **Reply #94 on:** July 01, 2014, 10:12:10 AM »

Joe doesn't make head guards any more. He sold off his machines when he retired. The only items he has now are what's
left in his stock and I doubt any head guards are left.

rocker59 · « **Reply #95 on:** July 01, 2014, 10:29:22 AM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on July 01, 2014, 07:06:27 AM

My 85 Cafe bike...I will trade these nicely chrome plated covers for a set of equal condition natural aluminum finish covers, heads up swap...Any takers?

PM sent

brlawson · « **Reply #96 on:** July 01, 2014, 01:17:30 PM »

Quote from: jksymz75 on June 30, 2014, 06:05:47 PM

their website is gone. any idea how to get a hold of them? those are pretty sweet.

Tis gone fore sure. Hopefully they haven't fallen on tough times. Might try their phone number:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/sport-cycle-pacific-santa-barbara

rocker59 · « **Reply #97 on:** July 15, 2014, 10:45:39 PM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on July 01, 2014, 07:06:27 AM

My 85 Cafe bike...I will trade these nicely chrome plated covers for a set of equal condition natural aluminum finish covers, heads up swap...Any takers?

Thanks Tony! It was a good trade, and the chrome is at home on the '91 LeMans, with its chrome exhaust.

guzzista · « **Reply #98 on:** July 15, 2014, 10:53:13 PM »

Dang! those are nice! Black LM with chrome accents looks awesome .

Quote from: rocker59 on July 15, 2014, 10:45:39 PM

Thanks Tony! It was a good trade, and the chrome is at home on the '91 LeMans, with its chrome exhaust.

Ad B · « **Reply #99 on:** July 16, 2014, 12:37:35 AM »

Hi,

Here's mine, from my Griso 1200 with symetric Stelvio headers and oil cooler in the front.
And a few carbonlook details..

Ad B

johnr · « **Reply #100 on:** July 16, 2014, 01:37:14 AM »

Quote from: IceBlue on September 22, 2010, 06:58:36 AM

Must have cost you a zillion $$$ :o

Cheaper than chrome to be put on I'm told. Can be put on very thin.

Tobit · « **Reply #101 on:** July 16, 2014, 11:02:43 AM »

Quote from: hidn45 on October 20, 2011, 11:18:07 AM

Here's a shot from someone who got to go to the GMG '11 birthday party "over there":

Don't know why that made me think of my proctologist. :P

Tobit · « **Reply #102 on:** July 16, 2014, 11:06:37 AM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on July 01, 2014, 07:06:27 AM

My 85 Cafe bike...I will trade these nicely chrome plated covers for a set of equal condition natural aluminum finish covers, heads up swap...Any takers?

Dang! Sorry I missed that. I have a chrome Bub on my LeMans too. They look great on your LM V Rocker. I was ready to send a PM and trade!

Wayne Orwig · « **Reply #103 on:** July 16, 2014, 01:38:40 PM »

After my cross country bug collection, and last falls corrosive ride along the coast, I decided to do some sanding and polishing.

Will I be allowed in at rallies now? :)

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kern16 · « **Reply #104 on:** July 16, 2014, 02:29:44 PM »

Quote from: WFRFitness on September 21, 2010, 10:32:35 AM

Polished by hand, the only way to go ;D

Would U mind writing out a "How To?" Polish by hand would like to use that on my R60/6?

smmudd83_1999 · « **Reply #105 on:** October 08, 2015, 05:26:26 PM »

Some shiny bits arrived in the post today. My Guzzi rocker covers - I'm converting my V11 Sport to round heads (like the 70's stuff). But they were bare alloy -
1) I can't be bothered with polishing every six months, unlike some of you fetishists.
2) I could have painted them, but here high temp engine paint only comes in silver or black. And engine silver is on my square heads already and it's flaking off after a couple of years. Rubbish.
3) I could have powdercoated them - but nobody around here does high temp powdercoating. The usual pwodercoat softens at 100 Celcius, which may be OK but I didn't want to risk it.
4) I could have copper plated them, but plating to aluminium doesn't last very long. And if it flakes off on the inside of the cover after a few years it might bung my valves/oilways.
5) I could have anodised them, but plating to cast aluminium can give a blotchy affect, plus the grade of alloy would be whatever Luigi had in the scrap bin at the time.

So...pffft.
6) In the end they've been high temp baked finish, at high performance coatings. Good for 260 celcius so I figured that'd be way more than OK. Blasted, polished, undercoated with a shiny baked finish they normally apply to exhausts (!), and then they add a transluscent colour on the top. Result attached. Not cheap though - price is about 60 quid for both.

Scud · « **Reply #106 on:** October 08, 2015, 06:21:03 PM »

Fun thread. I'll play. Scura = Dark.

Fangit · « **Reply #107 on:** October 10, 2015, 09:10:00 PM »

Anyone else had trouble fitting new rocker covers due to holes not aligning? Hopefully this is just from a bad batch. Dealer is going to replace them.

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #108 on:** October 11, 2015, 05:42:17 AM »

Green1000S · « **Reply #109 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:45:27 AM »

1200 covers on my Quota.

Farmer Dan · « **Reply #110 on:** October 11, 2015, 11:29:10 AM »

I like my jugs naked and exposed

WitchCityGuzzi · « **Reply #111 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:32:09 PM »

The Ambo. Polished.

The Cafe'. Polished.

The Stornello. Polished.

Tobit · « **Reply #112 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:55:16 PM »

Blasted raw.

dubtac · « **Reply #113 on:** October 11, 2015, 10:03:39 PM »

Quote from: Lemans_AL on September 22, 2010, 08:39:49 AM

I love the natural look :o :D ;D ;-T :BEER:

Took a lot of hard work, to get the 'antiquing' just right :D :BEER:

That's Priceless

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