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Jack the Rat
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 Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: K1100LT Sidecovers |
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Hi y'all,
I've recently joined your group after purchasing a 1993 K1100LT earlier this year. I really like the bike and it has rapidly become my, (but not yet my SO's) favorite. It is down right now for some winter maintenance and I have a question for the group. One of the side covers, the left, is missing the hook that goes around the pin with the rubber grommet on it. Other than that, the cover is perfect. Has anyone out there in 11LT land come up with a fix for some kind of latching mechanism to replace the original on the inside of the cover to fasten back to the pin?
Thanks in advance for any kind of advice and the knowledge on this site is absolutely amazing.
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Jim
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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I had a broken one - the only thing you could do would be to find some spring steel clip about the same size and glue it or rivet it on.
I opted to buy a new painted cover - it wasn't all that much - considering it's a BMW...
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Scott_Anderson
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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I've got one whith the opposite problem, the brass looking pin whith the rubber sleeve came out.
It never did fit the hole tight.  And the ONE time that I test ride without the side cover on............ now it's gone.
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Jim
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Scott_Anderson wrote: | I've got one whith the opposite problem, the brass looking pin whith the rubber sleeve came out.
It never did fit the hole tight. And the ONE time that I test ride without the side cover on............ now it's gone. |
The pins on mine were loose, too. I glued 'em in before they had a chance to escape...
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1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
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lrome48
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Location: Northridge, SFV,Southern California
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Re: K1100LT Sidecovers |
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| Jack the Rat wrote: | Hi y'all,
I've recently joined your group after purchasing a 1993 K1100LT earlier this year. I really like the bike and it has rapidly become my, (but not yet my SO's) favorite. It is down right now for some winter maintenance and I have a question for the group. One of the side covers, the left, is missing the hook that goes around the pin with the rubber grommet on it. Other than that, the cover is perfect. Has anyone out there in 11LT land come up with a fix for some kind of latching mechanism to replace the original on the inside of the cover to fasten back to the pin?
Thanks in advance for any kind of advice and the knowledge on this site is absolutely amazing. |
I had one broken, and bought the new painted cover from BMW, but found that the hook isn't necessary provided the rear pin and upper button are intact. I have ridden many miles without the hook on one cover. Just my $.02 worth.
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Chaotic Good
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The plastic "C" clips in the middle of the cover....anyone have one NOT break off?
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Scott_Anderson
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | | The plastic "C" clips in the middle of the cover....anyone have one NOT break off? |
Well now that I have read your post and I reply to it................
But not as yet.
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1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
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Shoganai
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | | The plastic "C" clips in the middle of the cover....anyone have one NOT break off? |
Both of mine. 
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