bandersnatch
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Hi Folks, quick question here regarding the front timing cover on my R09/6.
The cover that came with my bike (purchased last year as a restoration project) had polished/machined ribs that I really like the looks of. However, it's pretty dinged up so I bought a used replacement that, while it is in excellent condition does not have the machining on the ribs, instead they look like they were left as cast (see pictures).
My question is, which is correct for the bike - in other words, which way would it have come from the factory? I don't have any reason to think that the cover that came with my bike isn't original, so did someone file/machine/polish the ribs, or did it come that way?
Thanks in advance.
Larry
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The cover that came with my bike (purchased last year as a restoration project) had polished/machined ribs that I really like the looks of. However, it's pretty dinged up so I bought a used replacement that, while it is in excellent condition does not have the machining on the ribs, instead they look like they were left as cast (see pictures).
My question is, which is correct for the bike - in other words, which way would it have come from the factory? I don't have any reason to think that the cover that came with my bike isn't original, so did someone file/machine/polish the ribs, or did it come that way?
Thanks in advance.
Larry
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