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R11S carbon pot cover
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:47 pm
by Boxermed69
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R1100s-En ... SwLVZVyfLM
Looks good. Anyone dropped their BCR on the left side?
Mike
Re: R11S carbon pot cover
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:14 pm
by Blackal
Boxermed69 wrote:Looks good. Anyone dropped their BCR on the left side?
Mike
Just about everyone - truth be known!
There's a good argument for storing the OEM CF covers and simply painting the cyl heads - black (or carbon-dipping)
Al
Re: R11S carbon pot cover
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:39 pm
by ianbcr
[quote="Blackal"][quote="Boxermed69"]
Looks good. Anyone dropped their BCR on the left side?
Mike
[/quote]
Just about everyone - truth be known!
There's a good argument for storing the OEM CF covers and simply painting the cyl heads - black (or carbon-dipping)
Al
[/quote]
Not me.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 6:45 pm
by Blackal
Not mastered "quoting"
You will drop it - just a matter of time...........
As Clint would say.......
Al
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:07 pm
by SP250
Me neither, just 3 times on the right side!
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:24 pm
by Blackal
SP250 wrote:Me neither, just 3 times on the reich side!
Yours must be a German bike?
(Third Reich)
Al
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:28 pm
by DPG
I bet all three crashes were during a last-minute dash to Poland..
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 11:38 pm
by SP250
Stationary each time and me foot missed the floor.
Re: R11S carbon pot cover
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:22 am
by Boxermed69
Blackal wrote:There's a good argument for storing the OEM CF covers and simply painting the cyl heads - black (or carbon-dipping)
Al
...and there's a good argument for not. The owner doesn't get to enjoy looking at the swanky bits on his bike (that he paid a premium for, ahem) and he doesn't get that glow of pride listening to the oohs and ahs of folk admiring them. Reminds me of our neighbours when I was a kid. When he got his shiny new Mk3 Cortina 1.6L he left the plastic covering on the seats - to protect them and therefore the resale value. So he, his wife and kids sat on plastic bags. Nutter...
Mike
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 12:35 pm
by dave the german
went for peanuts - thought about getting it as a spare but then it said not sure of manufacturer
Re: R11S carbon pot cover
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:51 pm
by Blackal
Boxermed69 wrote:Blackal wrote:There's a good argument for storing the OEM CF covers and simply painting the cyl heads - black (or carbon-dipping)
Al
...and there's a good argument for not. The owner doesn't get to enjoy looking at the swanky bits on his bike (that he paid a premium for, ahem) and he doesn't get that glow of pride listening to the oohs and ahs of folk admiring them. Reminds me of our neighbours when I was a kid. When he got his shiny new Mk3 Cortina 1.6L he left the plastic covering on the seats - to protect them and therefore the resale value. So he, his wife and kids sat on plastic bags. Nutter...
Mike
That's very true! (The analogy was a bit extreme, mind
)
Al
Re: R11S carbon pot cover
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 12:48 pm
by Boxermed69
Blackal wrote:Boxermed69 wrote:Blackal wrote:There's a good argument for storing the OEM CF covers and simply painting the cyl heads - black (or carbon-dipping)
Al
...and there's a good argument for not. The owner doesn't get to enjoy looking at the swanky bits on his bike (that he paid a premium for, ahem) and he doesn't get that glow of pride listening to the oohs and ahs of folk admiring them. Reminds me of our neighbours when I was a kid. When he got his shiny new Mk3 Cortina 1.6L he left the plastic covering on the seats - to protect them and therefore the resale value. So he, his wife and kids sat on plastic bags. Nutter...
Mike
That's very true! (The analogy was a bit extreme, mind
)
Al
Fair one, but you get the gist. You can pick up a pair of new aftermarket carbon covers for around £100. If I had a BCR I'd maybe put these on and wrap the OE ones in cotton wool for resale time? Dunno.
Mike