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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Who would remove chrome? 04/09/09 at 06:54:59 I was thinking about taking the chrome valve covers on my '05. Is this a simple unbolting or is the more to it? The right side seems like it will come right off but the other side seems to have more attached...
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #1 - 04/09/09 at 07:07:55 It's easier if you remove the tank. 2 bolts on each.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #2 - 04/09/09 at 07:09:05 2 fasteners each, right slips over a hose. left side front has a bolt captured in the head cover. slip a hose over it and put the nut back on.
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Jack_650 Senior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 463 Minnesota Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #3 - 04/09/09 at 07:55:42 I took mine off because when I put the bigger tank on there wasn't room for the chrome tops. I kinda like the look better without them anyway. Uglier, manlier, retro-ish, easier spark plug access . . . Did I mention more manly? Jack
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Chopped Senior Member Offline Hurts Like hell when you shoot yourself! Posts: 499 Stafford, VA Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #4 - 04/09/09 at 08:42:22 I have mine off a 2001 if anyone wants them!
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #5 - 04/09/09 at 09:31:41 kept mine but dechromed them and painted them with a charcoal colored textured metallic paint, also did the battery box and gonna do the trans cases in the future
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Seth C. Full Member Offline Posts: 173 Tucson, AZ Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #6 - 04/09/09 at 10:29:48 buttgoat1 wrote on 04/09/09 at 09:31:41: dechromed them How did you do this?
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6105 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #7 - 04/09/09 at 13:43:43 they're just plastic ??
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #8 - 04/09/09 at 15:44:34 I took mine off and had them sand blasted and powder coated flat black, looks great!
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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #9 - 04/10/09 at 09:27:59 Savage_Amusement wrote on 04/09/09 at 15:44:34: I took mine off and had them sand blasted and powder coated flat black, looks great! Got a pic of this? Might try this...
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #10 - 04/10/09 at 14:36:28 I used an orbital sander to sand off enough chrome to get good adhesion. Got to plastic on the batt box and had brass showing on the head covers.
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babbalou Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 814 Lewisville, Texas Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #11 - 04/10/09 at 15:53:44 I took mine off, when I had my S40. Then buffed the paint off the 2 valve covers. Here's a pic; http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/517091/ I remember a bronze/copper colored spring on the left front part of the head. I just painted it black. I liked the look. Easy to get the spark plug too.
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Re: Who would remove chrome?
Reply #12 - 04/10/09 at 16:33:37

doc5446 wrote on 04/10/09 at 09:27:59:

Savage_Amusement wrote on 04/09/09 at 15:44:34:

I took mine off and had them sand blasted and powder coated flat black, looks great!

Got a pic of this? Might try this...

It looks like this:

But now it looks like this;

I REALLY need to take my camera out there and take some photos. Cell phone photos just make everything look bad.

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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #13 - 04/10/09 at 16:34:42 thumperclone wrote on 04/09/09 at 13:43:43: they're just plastic ?? No, they are some type of metal. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to powder coat them for me.
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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: Who would remove chrome? Reply #14 - 04/10/09 at 21:08:06 Amusement, it looks good! I think I'll keep the head covers off but I really like blackout on the sidecases...how'd you pull that off? By the way here's where I'm at right now, too much homemad wine so I'm calling a night...
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