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Crankcase cover emblems

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Barber1303

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I'd like to replace the crankcase cover emblems on my '80 GS1100e. Two questions for the team.

1. What's the best method for removing these without destroying anything? Are they glued on with something that will release if enough heat (or solvent) is applied, or will I have to pry them off?

2. Are the cover emblems that are currently available from the parts houses (68233-49200, 68235-49200) identical to the originals, or have they been superseded by some generic "fits all" replacement?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Chris
 
They are held on by two sided tape. People have used heat to soften up the tape - no personal experience though.
 
The emblem is held in place with double stick tape. Heat and careful prying usually gets them off.

The emblem part numbers don't seem to have reved so good chance they are same as original. You may want to go to ebay and search on those part numbers so you can see what the emblems look like so you can compare.
 
once you heat the emblems, a utility knife blade inserted at the edge will pry them off. Scrape as much of the adhesive left with the blade and then some Acetone on a rag to clean things up. find a REAL good heat resistant tape though. If not youll soon notice them missing somewhere down a road.
 
Thanks for the advice fellas. I'll get after it with a heat gun and a utility blade. Wish me luck!
 
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