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Side covers
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:33 am
by Holysmoke
Hi again
Hope all are doing well. Just replaced the rear main seal, and clutch, on Beatrice, my '78 R100S. It went well. Ready to put some miles on the bike. Any tricks to keeping the side covers on?
Thank,
Ron
Re: Side covers
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:01 am
by ME 109
If you have the hooks on the insides of the covers, the oe rubber band works fine.
But only in conjunction with a small cable tie on the rear edge of each cover, around the subframe.
Drill an 1/8" hole where it can't be seen on the rear edge of the cover.
Covers can't come off without breaking/cutting the cable tie.
Re: Side covers
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:01 am
by SteveD
Cable ties around the frame, then connect to the side cover hooks. The right one is most important.
Re: Side covers
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:33 pm
by Bamboo812
Small bungee cords will work and last longer than the oe rubber o-rings.
Re: Side covers
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:02 pm
by Ken in Oklahoma
Bamboo812 wrote:Small bungee cords will work and last longer than the oe rubber o-rings.
I've used those too and I like them. Even as they degrade they will typically still hang onto the hooks well enough long enough that you don't loose a side cover. My favorite approach though is a discrete hole drilled into the flange of the cover, with a small zip tie securing the cover to the bike.
Ken
Re: Side covers
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:57 am
by Zombie Master
I drill a small hole at the rear of the side cover near a sub frame tube and zip tie them on for security. you don't see the hole from the side of the bike. I install the O rings as per stock fitment. I've never lost one yet in the last 40+ years riding Airheads.