KER Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 santa cruz bmw is selling a new see through alternator cover for the boxerfs, seems like a pretty cool idea. link Link to comment
Stan Walker Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Oh man...... I bet if I mounted a mirror in just the right place I could watch my motor go around and around while I rode down the highway...... Stan Link to comment
Cali Kid Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Nice idea if you never ride. That cover will be see through for about 200 miles. Then it'll be another thing to clean, it sure won't look nice dirty. Stuff like that belongs on trailer queens, IMHO. Link to comment
mikeR1100R Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Looks very cool, but I am trying to imagine how it would look at the end of a year of riding. Link to comment
phoenixtexas Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Bet it cost a fortune like the chrome job. Too bad it doesn't have colored, blinking lights attached to the pulleys so you could make oncoming motorists think you're a low-flying UFO. I spend a good bit of money with Santa Cruz, and Robert and his crew are great to do business with. I used a $6 can of MarHyde plastic restorer last year to redo my cover, it's resistant to chipping and discoloration and still looks brand new with a little soap and water. Plan to use some more this winter for other plastic parts. Link to comment
Ken H. Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Holy shmok-a-moly, I don't EVEN hold a card to this! I bow my bling crown to you sir! Link to comment
phoenixtexas Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Ken: I apologize for sounding snide. It you like the way it looks, that's all that matters. The reply just popped into my head, like wanting to put a 100db speaker with machine gun sounds on the bike for some idiot on a cell phone. Or maybe pulling up behind a cop at 2 a.m. and sounding it off. Sorry guys, just a little innocent fun to start those donuts digesting. Link to comment
KDeline Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 O.K. am I the only one to be niave enough to think this is a great way to look at the condition of the drive belt? Would it really get that dirty and translusent as to be unusable? Please be gentle........ Link to comment
leikam Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I think it might do OK. That area is subject to a lot more debris than, say, your dash, so you could count on it getting dinged up. But I think the diagnostic value would be rather low. To properly see the belt condition, you really do need to have it in your hand. It's the small cracks that appear first. The belt would need to be very worn and fraying to be seen through the glass, even if that glass were very clean. That's better than nothing of course, but not the early warning I'd want. Link to comment
TMH Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 O.K. am I the only one to be niave enough to think this is a great way to look at the condition of the drive belt? Would it really get that dirty and translusent as to be unusable? Please be gentle........ After installation you could always cover it with some of that transparent paint or headlight protector film... Bada boom, bada bling! Link to comment
upflying Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 It's an alternator belt inspection cover, not bling we were led to believe. Could you also drill a hole in the stock cover and put a rubber plug in the hole..much like the timing hole on the right side of the crankcase? Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 But I think the diagnostic value would be rather low. To properly see the belt condition, you really do need to have it in your hand. It's the small cracks that appear first. The belt would need to be very worn and fraying to be seen through the glass, even if that glass were very clean. That's better than nothing of course, but not the early warning I'd want. Exactly. Link to comment
FlyingFinn Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Cool, a pegged bling-o-meter Link to comment
No_Twilight Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 But I think the diagnostic value would be rather low. To properly see the belt condition, you really do need to have it in your hand. It's the small cracks that appear first. The belt would need to be very worn and fraying to be seen through the glass, even if that glass were very clean. That's better than nothing of course, but not the early warning I'd want. Exactly. I agree but since my time is very important to me, I won't be opening it up and inspecting except when BMW recommends and then I'm going to replace it. In between, it would be of limited usefullness. --Jerry Link to comment
Ken H. Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Ken: I apologize for sounding snide.No worries, just messing with you. I should have included a - Link to comment
Ken H. Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Yes, but WHY? Bob. If you have to ask you wouldn't understand! Link to comment
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