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Spares Co G1 Kickstart Cover Question
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<blockquote data-quote="1660bob" data-source="post: 29402" data-attributes="member: 366"><p>Hi John, I`m in the same position,observations similar.I think the covers are good,but need a little work.The "meatiness" makes the original look very flimsy and its re-assuring to have so much extra round the kickstart stop-which was punched clean off my old one hence the purchase.Mine was rough cast, and took a lot of flatting and profiling with emery to make it look like the original. I too found that I had to take off a lot of excess at the top R/H corner to clear the timing case,(my original one was factory "fettled" here anyway) and some at the bottom right to help clear the exhaust pipe.No probs re the gear lever stop bolts though.If I really HAVE to moan, the gear position numbers are a tiny bit vague and not as nicely detailed as the original,(different casting process?) and when all screws are in, the bottom right screwhead binds on the counterbore a tad - that could be my G50 in any case,hardly a big deal. I do think the internal bosses are there to hold G51 in place, but I had no problems with the cover going up flush, is your G51 sat right down in the G50 ?</p><p>All in all I think the cases are pretty good, well machined and substantial: 9.5/10! Bob.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1660bob, post: 29402, member: 366"] Hi John, I`m in the same position,observations similar.I think the covers are good,but need a little work.The "meatiness" makes the original look very flimsy and its re-assuring to have so much extra round the kickstart stop-which was punched clean off my old one hence the purchase.Mine was rough cast, and took a lot of flatting and profiling with emery to make it look like the original. I too found that I had to take off a lot of excess at the top R/H corner to clear the timing case,(my original one was factory "fettled" here anyway) and some at the bottom right to help clear the exhaust pipe.No probs re the gear lever stop bolts though.If I really HAVE to moan, the gear position numbers are a tiny bit vague and not as nicely detailed as the original,(different casting process?) and when all screws are in, the bottom right screwhead binds on the counterbore a tad - that could be my G50 in any case,hardly a big deal. I do think the internal bosses are there to hold G51 in place, but I had no problems with the cover going up flush, is your G51 sat right down in the G50 ? All in all I think the cases are pretty good, well machined and substantial: 9.5/10! Bob. [/QUOTE]
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