the reason im against pinning sidecovers on

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Re: the reason im against pinning sidecovers on

25 Apr 2011 19:27

I have the sidecovers pinned on one of my bikes and it will be the only one. They are a pain to get off! Would hate to have to be in a hurry! The idea works at holding on a sidecover but use another way...

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25 Apr 2011 19:35

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yeah if something starts burning my first thought is screw the side cover,its gonna fly!
and then im gonna donate whatever im wearing to put the fire out

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25 Apr 2011 20:29

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I'm curious as to whether anyone has ever had a side cover blow off when the original airbox was in place and the rubber grommets are in good shape? Maybe I've just been lucky, but in over 50k miles I've never lost a side cover even though I've run my bike up to WFO (close to 120 mph) numerous times. Does this generally only happen with the airbox removed and/or dried out grommets? Ed

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Re: the reason im against pinning sidecovers on

25 Apr 2011 20:35

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ive seen it happen with pods and brand new grommets

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Re: the reason im against pinning sidecovers on

25 Apr 2011 21:03

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i am drilling a tiny hole in my top leading post and all new grommets...then using one only, a tiny wire wrapped/twisted around whatever is nearby.....if the cover came free it would flap against my leg....

least that is how my 900 is...one secure tie off seems enough to prevent a road loss...

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25 Apr 2011 21:05

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Whenever I race my bike, one of the things I do before making a pass is push the sidecovers in just to be sure they are tight. Guess what...I still loss one every now and then. I had pods on but the sidecovers were in the grommets tight. Sometimes air just gets under them and lifts them out of the grommets. Best to use some way to anchor them on better...wire them, modify the posts...weld them on...somehow!

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25 Apr 2011 21:06

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25 Apr 2011 22:45

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sure but will it help if

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25 Apr 2011 22:55

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i mean we all make mistakes

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25 Apr 2011 22:58

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if you act fast most times it can be a save

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Re: the reason im against pinning sidecovers on

27 Apr 2011 07:59

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What was the deal with the meltdown? Rectifier?

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Re: the reason im against pinning sidecovers on

27 Apr 2011 12:20

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i got the picture off redlines site,but thats what they said it was

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