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Post by dsrt on Apr 25, 2013 10:14:03 GMT -5
I sent a few emails out to vendors looking for one of these for my Rowdy 150cc and have yet to have a response if anyone has one.
I am looking for a plain no logo Chrome long case gy6 cvt cover. No venting holes other than standard..and no shipping damage or poor quality Chrome plating such as the ones on eBay right now.
I have paypal and I am ready to buy. Email me at dsinks@att.net
Thanks!
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Post by scooterelements on Apr 25, 2013 10:16:27 GMT -5
i have those in stock but mine usually have some type of defect which is why i have them cheap on ebay. Try GY6RACINGTEAM on ebay. they have a few listed
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Post by carasdad on Apr 25, 2013 10:24:18 GMT -5
[replyingto=dsrt]dsrt[/replyingto]I would avoid them...every one I have seen from many different vendors even...and no matter how costly...once gas dribbles on them...the chrome peels off and leaves you with a rough surfaced dull aluminum cover.. They scratch and easy...and the weather even causes them to flake. Probably the same problems Walt (Scooter Elements) is having with his and why he loses money having to sell them cheaper on Ebay...
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Post by scooterelements on Apr 25, 2013 12:07:09 GMT -5
I would avoid them...every one I have seen from many different vendors even...and no matter how costly...once gas dribbles on them...the chrome peels off and leaves you with a rough surfaced dull aluminum cover.. They scratch and easy...and the weather even causes them to flake. Probably the same problems Walt (Scooter Elements) is having with his and why he loses money having to sell them cheaper on Ebay... 100% TRUE!!!!! if you see my listing i sell them for people to paint them or modify them. Just for proof here is a picture of my current CVT Cover Chrome. Its been on for over a year now. If you do end up buying one you will have to take good care of it. Also if any dogs pee on them then yea say goodbye to the chrome (my dog always has to pee on my scooter when i am not looking). Its one of the reasons on my other scooter build i am going with a composimo cover.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 25, 2013 12:12:28 GMT -5
Has anyone thought about having one chromed at a plating shop?
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Post by carasdad on Apr 25, 2013 12:32:11 GMT -5
I would avoid them...every one I have seen from many different vendors even...and no matter how costly...once gas dribbles on them...the chrome peels off and leaves you with a rough surfaced dull aluminum cover.. They scratch and easy...and the weather even causes them to flake. Probably the same problems Walt (Scooter Elements) is having with his and why he loses money having to sell them cheaper on Ebay... 100% TRUE!!!!! if you see my listing i sell them for people to paint them or modify them. Just for proof here is a picture of my current CVT Cover Chrome. Its been on for over a year now. If you do end up buying one you will have to take good care of it. Also if any dogs pee on them then yea say goodbye to the chrome (my dog always has to pee on my scooter when i am not looking). Its one of the reasons on my other scooter build i am going with a composimo cover. Walt..so true...urine is BAD mojo on them. 2 years ago I was the mechanic at a shop my buddy owns on the beach. He sold..rented..repaired and sold scoot parts. We had over 200 new in the crate scoots in his warehouse. 1 out of 3 we called "Rat Bikes" when we pulled them out. The rats would nest in the crates and piss all over in the crate. Not only did the urine eat the chrome off...it ate the clear coating from the Mag wheels and clear coating from the paint even! Their pee must be very acidic or something. Those all became parts bikes and stripped down..cause it even rusted the frames and handlebars. I have seen folks pay to get a real chrome coat...but it was expensive..cause I think they copper..or brass coat them first. Some kind of bronze metal anyway..they said that is what makes the chrome stick..as it doesn't stick well to the cases made from aluminum/magnesium/tin and other metals they use as a mixture to make what the plating shop called 'Pot Metal'.. I am sure somebody on here works with plating and can explain it properly and in more detail than me. I can do powder coating...but not plating.. Oh...btw!! For those that want to or need to paint frames etc.... the Powder Coating gun and equipment for it. The ones at Harbor Freight actually do work...are very cheap..and you can mix your own colors. You just need a big empty place inside..like a storage shed or likewise to do it.
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Post by DaveC on Apr 25, 2013 12:38:02 GMT -5
If I had 200 scoots just sitting there, knowing 30% of em would get pissed on and turned into parts bikes, I think I'd do something about it.
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Post by carasdad on Apr 25, 2013 12:53:56 GMT -5
If I had 200 scoots just sitting there, knowing 30% of em would get pissed on and turned into parts bikes, I think I'd do something about it. Dave I kept telling him that..but he did nothing!Suggested stacking them on 3 pallets....nope! He is a very..very wealthy rich kid. Didn't seem to care..all the while I am cringing each time I uncrated a "Rat Bike" Tried having him get them insured...nope. So I put out Rat poison all over the place..set traps and closed 4 stray cats in there...but little affect at all.
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Post by dsrt on Apr 25, 2013 14:17:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice but I know there are good ones out there. We put one on a friends scoot in rural mo several years back and it still looks good to this day. It was waxed before putting it on.
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Post by tat2donkey on May 15, 2013 15:22:27 GMT -5
i have a chrome long case i pulled off my scoot, its the eurospeed version of the ssr rowdy. its in great unblemished shape/condition, however it does have eurospeed on it.
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Post by seth0941 on Jul 3, 2013 2:09:20 GMT -5
Just take the stock aluminum cover and have it polished.
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Post by jeepsteve92xj on Jul 3, 2013 6:56:39 GMT -5
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Post by fugaziiv on Jul 3, 2013 8:28:41 GMT -5
Very, very few CVT covers have quality chrome. Even fewer without extra cutouts. The Chinese factories just don't really know how to do it unfortunately.
Matt
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