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side cover interchanging....
does anyone know if you can take the side covers from a 78 and put them on a 79....both bikes are standard's and the side covers look very, very close....thanx in advance for any help
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rebel devil
1979 xs 1100f standard
authenic historical vehicle
42°36'23.52"N, 82°52'44.78"W
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If I remember corectly...
ALL standard's will fit ALL standard's
ALL special's will fit ALL special's
you shouldn't have a problem1980 XS11 Special aka The Monster
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mro'78 and '79 standard are the same covers. I've gone from one to the other on Daily Ride.
Ray
above from a thread I posted awhile back.
I had pics and discriptions for em all but the 78' and 81' standard.
Must of deleted the pics tho, so just quoted Ray's post for yaComment
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Some differences, some have a slot, some have a hole, and some have both and the spacing of the slot or hole can be different too.If I remember corectly...
ALL standard's will fit ALL standard's
ALL special's will fit ALL special's
Only a few will interchange. Some where on my other computer I started a list of the differences between models and years. Bunch a things are different year to year etc., but not as many as I've found on Hondas.
mroLast edited by mro; 09-08-2007, 11:59 PM.Comment
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Not covers but covers?
Hi Ross,
until I saw MRO's post I thought you meant the cast aluminum engine side covers not the plastic body side covers.
Anyhow, they ain't all identical but if you can't locate the exact proper side cover most orphan side covers can be made to fit with careful use of a Dremel tool to make slots where holes should be and vice-versa.
My '80 Special has a right-side panel off (I believe) a '79 Standard. I had to make a hole and a keyhole where the slots were to make it fit at the top but the plastic knobby thing at the bottom is the same. The panel's shape is not quite the same as the stock left-side panel but nobody can see both sides at once, right?Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
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I stand corrected
I was thinking engine covers, not body covers (panels)
But I thought the body interchanged TOO....
thats wht I get for thinking
1980 XS11 Special aka The Monster
"My life used to be a Soap Opera, until I realized something, I own the network."
My Photo BucketComment
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78 79 standard are the same. andreasComment
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side cover interchanging....
thanx everyone for the replies....been looking for a year for side covers for my 79 standard "e"....i had heard rumors that the bike came with side covers, but dismissed them as such....i could of found gold easier than the pair i got.....paid almost $100 for the pair and no badges...i have one, but will have 2 buy the other....ouch...anywho, i will be posting fotos of the $400 beauty that takes me to work and back each day along with weekend rides with my fine lookin old lady....btw, i have her registered as a authentic historic vehicle here in MI...talk 2 ya later...rossrebel devil
1979 xs 1100f standard
authenic historical vehicle
42°36'23.52"N, 82°52'44.78"W
"I'M IN MY HAPPY PLACE"
"i got 14 jobs mon....you only got 1 job....you lazy bones mon"
"if you don't wrench on it, get behind me satan!"
'96 venture cct.....installed!
stainless, braided, pvc coated brake lines
i can translate...deustch, nederlands, 汉语, 漢語, français, ελληνικά, italiano, 한국어, português, русско, español and most importantly, 日本語....Comment
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