Nice bike RSMike. I am a big fan of the older style valve covers, That's one of the first thing I did to mine when I started rebuilding it. I had mine powder coated satin black and them polished the center ribs. Why? Because I could and liked the way it looks. Just as an fyi there are definite left and right side valve covers with the older style. When they are on the correct side the center ribs are horizontal and when they are switched the center ribs are slightly elevated in the front. An old time airhead rider pointed that out to me at a rally. Needless to say I had them switched.
Ditto, your bike looks very tasty, Is that an LS seat?
On the rocker covers, I knew the originals were handed, but read somewhere else that the rounded ones were not, so now I am intrigued, The ones I got were not marked so I just put them on in the order they came out of the box,
, but I am studying them now and can't tell the difference.
One thing I should say is I opted for the "high quality pattern" parts from Motobins ( half the price, pic below), although even then I can't really tell the difference between these and the OEM's?
RSMike, Is it just me or is your mufflers pointed a bit too high?
yes well spotted Julio the brackets that attach the mufflers to the frame were installed wrong way around by a PO and the more upswept look is the result, whether that was by design or accident, who knows? but as it gives a slightly more sporty look, I decided to leave that way.
If I ever want to attach pannier frames, they may cause a problem, but so far not planning that.
