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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Chrome ash tray removal 11/05/12 at 09:50:58 I would like to remove the chrome head covers. Are there any downsides to doing this? I noticed there is a bolt that goes in from the bottom that an acorn nut attaches to for the cover. Do I need to make sure this is tight? Does it help seal the head in some way?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #1 - 11/05/12 at 09:56:54 I drop kicked mine right away. You can secure this bolt with a stack of washers or a metal tube til the next head plug fix. Yes, it does help secure this corner from leaks. I'd either keep the bolt after head work or replace it with a shorter one.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29276 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #2 - 11/05/12 at 10:01:39 I have a half dozen pairs of those suckers hanging around in my shop... I should chuck them,.. but, they're so shiny... ... Maybe I can make some art object to adorn my mailbox or somethin"?... ...
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #3 - 11/05/12 at 10:53:03 .... a metric socket head screw to match the look of the rest of them and a nut & washer will replace that long sucker just dandy.
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #4 - 11/05/12 at 14:24:55 Thanks all. I appreciate the info!
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Re: Chrome ash tray removal
Reply #5 - 11/05/12 at 16:15:50

Serowbot wrote on 11/05/12 at 10:01:39:

I have a half dozen pairs of those suckers hanging around in my shop...
I should chuck them,.. but, they're so shiny... Huh

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Maybe I can make some art object to adorn my mailbox or somethin"?... Huh

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Then you have 3 pairs of pretty well matched items. Its time to build a mobile. Some wire, some heavy monofilament & some swivels, some rods set in hard wood that you can put in a vise, so you can bend wire. Need control rod/piano wire from a hobby shop & that stuff isnt "2 pair O nodle neese pliers" bendable,

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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #6 - 11/05/12 at 20:28:13 Greg wrote on 11/05/12 at 09:50:58: ....Are there any downsides to doing this?.... Not that I buy into this, but it's been said on this board that those glory covers work to improve the cooling flow of air over the head cover.
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Re: Chrome ash tray removal
Reply #7 - 11/05/12 at 22:42:27

Digger wrote on 11/05/12 at 20:28:13:

Greg wrote on 11/05/12 at 09:50:58:

....Are there any downsides to doing this?....

Not that I buy into this, but it's been said on this board that those glory covers work to improve the cooling flow of air over the head cover.

It's been said,... but it sounds like Bizzarro world logic to me... seems like they would block air flow...
What do you really think, Digger?...
I get the feeling, you probably know a little something about airflow... Huh

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mojohand40 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 80	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #8 - 11/06/12 at 08:12:59 I sanded mine a bunch, and then painted 'em flat black with engine enamel. Looks better, IMO, especially since the left one had the chrome flaking off the top.
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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #9 - 11/06/12 at 08:42:16 remind me of those chrome covers on Telecasters
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Re: Chrome ash tray removal
Reply #10 - 11/06/12 at 08:47:47

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 11/05/12 at 10:53:03:

.... a metric socket head screw to match the look of the rest of them and a nut & washer will replace that long sucker just dandy.

Thanks for that Tip, I hadn't thought of that. I just might get out the dremel and cut that stock bolt out and replace it with one coming from the top like that. Any chance you have the length of the bolt needed for the replacement without the head cover?

R.F.

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irondad01 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25 Osceola Mills, PA Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #11 - 11/07/12 at 14:47:51 I kinda thought that Suzuki was going for the old Harley panhead look with the head covers. I'd bet they don't have much functional value. Carl
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Chris Roth Junior Member Offline 1995 Savage LS 650 Posts: 64 Collinsville, IL Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #12 - 11/07/12 at 15:30:56 mojohand40 wrote on 11/06/12 at 08:12:59: I sanded mine a bunch, and then painted 'em flat black with engine enamel. Looks better, IMO, especially since the left one had the chrome flaking off the top. I like the idea of that, have a pic after the paint job?
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Re: Chrome ash tray removal
Reply #13 - 11/07/12 at 22:00:47

Serowbot wrote on 11/05/12 at 22:42:27:

Digger wrote on 11/05/12 at 20:28:13:

Greg wrote on 11/05/12 at 09:50:58:

....Are there any downsides to doing this?....

Not that I buy into this, but it's been said on this board that those glory covers work to improve the cooling flow of air over the head cover.

It's been said,... but it sounds like Bizzarro world logic to me... seems like they would block air flow...
What do you really think, Digger?...
I get the feeling, you probably know a little something about airflow... Huh

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I'm kinda skeptical that they help in cooling the head cover, but I suppose that it is possible that they route airflow to a place where it would not go without said covers in place.

Too lazy to actually look into it......

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29276 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Chrome ash tray removal Reply #14 - 11/07/12 at 22:56:24 Digger wrote on 11/07/12 at 22:00:47: Too lazy to actually look into it...... ... Jes' take 'em off!... den da' air blows everywhere... ...
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