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The mystery part

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Hey all,

I have a question for you.

I have a picture here of my bike. Not a perfect bike by ANY STRETCH, but, she's pretty good to me... Runs well, looks decent from a distance (although not so good up close after the dreaded paint/peeling incident last year...)

But, this has been bugging me for awhile now:

Do any of your GS650Ls (or any other variant or size for that matter) have chrome caps that cover the pivot points from the rear suspension? Check out my picture and let me know if they are a figment of my imagination, because i can't recall ever seeing any of these... Although, i'd love to buy a pair if I could find them. I'm not even sure I'd care what condition they were in, so long as I could paint them black and they'd stay in.

Thoughts?

My_GS650L_missing_cap.JPG

Thanks in-advance.
 
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Hey Wayne,
(Congrats on your Pilot's license btw. I'm an A&P/IA and I enjoy seeing you guys arriving :)). I looked up on the parts website and located these for my 81 GS850GLX, P/N: 61222-45100 Lh & Rh side caps for the swingarm bearings. Not sure if they're chrome, plastic or painted or what, but they may be available for yours as well. Go to www.alpha-sports.com to see what's there for you.
G'luck!

(Edited) My curiosity got the better of me and I went back and looked for myself... Go to this exact page http://alpha-sports.com/spst/1982%20GS650GL/42.htm and take a peek at item #5. It's what you are after.
 
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If like the 82 GS650G that I had: Those are chrome looking plastic. After replacing them more than once, I used a bit of goop or other adhesive/sealant to hold 'em in place longer. But that was a few years ago, dont know of thier avaialbility these days.

Other fun item to replace on those engines are the round caps on the end of the cam covers.
 
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I took a pair of rubber one's from a 82 850G and trimmed them down a little bit. They fit right in and look great.
 
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