/5 side covers

[mcsherry1328]

I am working on a friends 1971 R60/5 and am wondering if this bike did not come with side covers. I have a /6 which has color matched side covers but am not sure about this bike. The illustration on the owners manual shows it without side covers.

[schrader7032]

One of Ian Falloon's books suggests that the '70 and '71 models did not have side covers. He has several pictures of early /5s without covers.

[johnlacko]

Kurt is correct, if it’s really a 1971 model, then no sidecovers. These were 1972 & 1973 models only. To add them you’d need a frame tail section from the later models with the tabs welded on that hold the rear part of the sidecover in place.

[mcsherry1328]

Thanks once again for the expert answers and tribal knowledge. I did notice that there was no tabs on the sub frame for holding a side cover like my slash six. Now I know. Michael