Has anyone here used any methods to more securely attach their side covers to their bikes?
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1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
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New rubber grommets usually do the trick.
They are relatively cheap, too.
Thanks for the reminder, I need to order some.
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hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
#1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
#2 son: 1980 GS1000G
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I need to order some too...
can you recommend the best place to buy them ?
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Suzuki.
Some models are more secure than others. A zip tie in an appropriate place can keep them from falling off.Comment
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I had devised 'safety wires' for the ones on the 550 long enough so that you could take them on and off but they were still 'hard wired' to the bike just in case. The ones on the 750 are held on with screws, so no worries now."Men will never be free until Mark learns to do The Twist."
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79 GS750NComment
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Has anyone tried or had success fitting bodywork with Dzus fasteners?Comment
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What is a Dzuz fastener?
People have had success with rare earth magnets.'83 GS650G
'83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)Comment
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I am using a couple of pieces of velcro wrapped through the slots on top and around the frame.Comment
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10 mm stainless Allen heads work great.Comment
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No reason they can not be made to work with some fabrication, we went to the moon for goodness sake.Has anyone tried or had success fitting bodywork with Dzuz fasteners?
Quarter turn type fastener, typically found on aircraft.What is a Dzuz fastener?
To prevent theft, we used to cut off the bottom post of the side cover that pushes through the rubber grommet, epoxy an M8 bolt in its place and secure the side cover with a nut on the back.Comment
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1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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One simple way is to use adhesive backed Velcro (fastener tape). Just fold the piece that extends beyond the cover over on itself to cover the exposed adhesive. I've had just one post on an old cover and the two other failed posts were replaced with velcro. Home Depot has small sticky velcro packs. The black velcro hides well on the frame rail below the seat.
It fails eventually as the adhesive ages but you can usually go a couple seasons.
Posplayr's method is slick and permanent and worth the time invested if you want to be done with it for good. .Comment
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I used Dzus fasteners when the cast knobs broke off.
Dave
'79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
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3M Dual Lock
The fastener I was talking about, which holds my EZ Pass to the car windshield is called 3M Dual Lock.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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