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Got my battery covers painted…
- srankin
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Re: Got my battery covers painted…
For the right side cover, I didn't see the need to drill any holes. I ended up using a small size zip tie around the frame and around the hook molded into the inside of the cover. IIRC Matt Parkhouse suggested placing small strips of Velcro in the appropriate spots for some extra hold.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
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Re: Got my battery covers painted…
I tried finding small bungee cords for the top of the side covers, but couldn’t find any that I liked enough to actually trust them. So, on the right side cover, I drilled another 3/16 inch hole on the leading edge at the top of the cover and will wire tie that also. These covers are NOT cheap, and the work involved in painting them is not really easy, (if you’re not rattle canning them) and I don’t want to risk losing any more of these puppies. These ain’t coming off without cutting them off!
Problem solved.
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Re: Got my battery covers painted…
Rattle can, yes, for a bog jumper road salt winter ratbike, but not a R90S. St.