Question: How thick is the RHS engine casing?

gilson · Post by **gilson** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:03 pm

Maybe a daft question, but I slid my track bike (Firestorm - obviously) down the track and ground down the RHS (as you sit on the bike) engine cover, where you put the oil in.

How thick is this metal? If I slide again, is it likely to go through? I guess I can replace it with a second hand one (if I can get one - none on ebay at moment) ?

Otherwise is there an engine casing cover for this model?

Thanks

warby221 · Post by **warby221** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:12 am

Thickness varies depending on were your looking thinnest bit is probably 3mm thk
But I donâ€™t think its a stressed part of the engine and only makes a cover to stop the oil flooding out so as long as its not leaking then its probably going to stay that way and be usable

As for the engine covers there have been a few after them and have posted but I donâ€™t think any 1â€™s found any were yet that still do them

gilson · Post by **gilson** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:43 pm

Thanks, I might search ebay for a spare and have it nearby just in case!

yellowstorm · Post by **yellowstorm** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:49 pm

Dave Silver Spares sell them for around Â£120

Various Breakers quoted about Â£80

Cheaper still is a tube of Chemical Metal and some wet'n'dry paper

yorkylancs · Post by **yorkylancs** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:50 pm

Theres a german fella doing the carbon covers on ebay,i think the companies called carbonadi.The price works out at Â£35,and they dont look to bad,go on take the plunge,i might even spend some of my own money on some!Hope this helps.

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:54 am

yorkylancs wrote:Theres a german fella doing the carbon covers on ebay,i think the companies called carbonadi.The price works out at Â£35,and they dont look to bad,go on take the plunge,i might even spend some of my own money on some!Hope this helps.

Might have a go on those myself...

yorkylancs · Post by **yorkylancs** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:47 am

Look alright John dont they?let me know if you get any,and what quality they are.I know they are cheaper than the Rhencullen ones used to be.But theres were made of a hybrid carbon/kevlar weave,and a much heavier cloth,shame they arent still about.S,pose for Â£35 its worth a punt.

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:42 pm

yorkylancs wrote:Look alright John dont they?let me know if you get any,and what quality they are.I know they are cheaper than the Rhencullen ones used to be.But theres were made of a hybrid carbon/kevlar weave,and a much heavier cloth,shame they arent still about.S,pose for Â£35 its worth a punt.

got some coming.... LHS & RHS. Total = Â£60 delivered!

Will let you know what they are like when they arrive.

Also how does one attatch them? Carbonadi blokey says silcone glue... is that right? If so, how do you get them off if you want to?

yorkylancs · Post by **yorkylancs** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:06 pm

Good show John,hope they are alright Â£60 i might be tempted.I reckon you just chuck a load of silicone at it and hope it sticks,should still come off ok,only thing i thought was the timing inspection holes are covered on the left cover,might be a problem,but at least only every 16,000miles.Give us your verdict on them when you can.Cheers.

gilson · Post by **gilson** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:41 pm

Super! I couldn't find some when I searched but I'll look now. Please let us know your opininon on them.

Took me ages to find the shop on ebay:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/carbonadi-shop

marravtr · Post by **marravtr** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:27 pm

now they do look very nice! let us know the quality when you get em