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Seven
Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 83 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:23 am Post subject: |
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GeeKay wrote: |
actually, just curious to see what it looks like.
mine has more than enough "bling" already as it has the silly perspex and alloy clutch cover fitted.
fitting some replacement footrest brackets though, once they have been to the anodisers. |
I'll take a photo tomorrow and post it up.
In the meantime, here is a picture of my 'silly perspex and alloy clutch cover'
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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ah ha!
the full monty - mine hasn't got the coloured clutch plate and spring towers, just an alloy cover with gold "window" plate. And a very small oil- filling orifice
Although the cover does look better anodised black, like yours.
If I can be arsed, I'll fit the original Suzuki one back on before summer. |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Are these original or aftermarket bling
I once fancied a windowed clutch cover on a GSXR I owned, but went off the idea as I new what the clutch looked like already |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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aftermarket - made buy a guy in the USofA on the TL1000 forum.(forum name Vandriver, from memory)
they are to replace the OE black plastic cover that has been known to warp and therefore leak oil.
Never happened to my TL1000S, and that covered 28000 miles in my care. |
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Seven
Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 83 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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GeeKay wrote: |
aftermarket - made buy a guy in the USofA on the TL1000 forum.(forum name Vandriver, from memory)
they are to replace the OE black plastic cover that has been known to warp and therefore leak oil.
Never happened to my TL1000S, and that covered 28000 miles in my care. |
Ah-Ha! You know the infamous VanDriver aka Jim Houlihan (rightseat@hotmail.com) as well I see!
I tried to buy a clutch cover in the UK from PsycleWorx in Peterborough...avoid at all costs. Took my money (£200 in advance) and no sign of any product after 3 months of waiting. In the end I had to drive to their unit to get my money refunded. In contrast, I had a better quality product, priced at £150, delivered from the USA in 2 weeks! And we wonder why British industry is going down the pan.....
Pics of sprocket cover below, another VanDriver creation....
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Hi Seven
thanks for the pic - was curious as to what it looked like - now I know!
I only dealt with Jim the once - enquired about the coloured clutch plate / spring towers / bolts etc and he sort of intimated that I would be at the back of the queue and unlikely to get any.
I took that as a "sex and travel" rebuff and haven't bothered since. |
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Seven
Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 83 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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I got the same response from Vandriver when I first enquired about the clutch plate & then the sprocket cover. He tends to make them in batches about twice per year when there's enough interest from the TL1000 forum members.
It's worth emailing him on the offchance that he may have some kicking about, as I get the impression there's quite a few timewasters on TLZONE who place an order but never pay, which frustrates the hell out of him _________________ Seven |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
I tried - I really did......................but the craving finally got to me
oh bugger! |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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OK, wot you bought |
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madasfook
Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 221 Location: sunny south west
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Hey its not silly i had that made in the states and you did say you wanted on the bike , you could always fit the standard one and post me back the cover so i could go and buy a TL1000 to fit it _________________ so many toys so little time |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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I'm back!
defected to the Ducati forums for a while there to read-up on the motor that powers my latest Bimota acquisition.
John - IF I can be arsed to strip the fairing off I will replace the cover and you can have first dibs on it. But only if you promise to fit it to a TLS, and let me have a go! |
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