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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: tc80211 on March 06, 2014, 01:41:06 PM

Title: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: tc80211 on March 06, 2014, 01:41:06 PM
Question #2 on the day. In my attempt to make my 83 r65 as awesome as possible, im in love with the peanut style covers I have seen on the 750's and up... will they fit my r65?
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: steve hawkins on March 06, 2014, 01:46:02 PM
yes.

I have some on my 81 R100 and had some on my R65 as well.  It was a 79 but the heads were post 81.

Rev Light
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: Barry on March 06, 2014, 01:57:37 PM
Not only do they fit but I suspect they may be lighter too.

Steve of the hacksaw would know.  Is it true ?
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: marcmax on March 06, 2014, 04:26:24 PM
They is definitely a left and right side with the peanut valve covers. The center fins should be horizontal or near to it. Get them on the wrong side and the fins run uphill towards the front of the bike.
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: Tony Smith on March 06, 2014, 05:04:17 PM
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Yes they fit, but they are thinner and let more more valvetrain noise out.


I think there are more than a few sellers out there flogging "peanut" valve covers. The ones I bought for my wife's birthday last year quieten the valve noise considerably.
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: steve hawkins on March 07, 2014, 02:08:51 AM
All I know is that they look better in a 'retro' sort of way.

I bought mine from motorworks recently for my 1982 R100.

The ones I got are probably lighter

Cheers

Rev Light
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: montmil on March 07, 2014, 06:39:06 AM
If the rocker box center stud and nut was the only attach hardware used, then the covers would be "ambidextrous". It's those offset threaded studs on each end of the left n' right covers that will catch you out.
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: tc80211 on March 07, 2014, 08:19:59 AM
You guys are great. Peanut valve covers have been ordered. Frame is getting coated this weekend... Only a few hundred more things to address and im riding!
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: montmil on March 07, 2014, 04:49:26 PM
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... The ones I got are probably lighter
Cheers  Rev Light

Lighter is Faster.  [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Title: Re: Peanut style valve covers for '83 R65?
Post by: toque on March 10, 2014, 03:02:51 PM
hey! this is great to know. thanks(!)