I’ve got 2 bands holding the side covers. Kinda funny, I’ve been away from riding Airheads for some time, yes I gotta few just haven’t been messing with them. The last one I was riding was a ‘71 R50/5. ‘70/‘71 /5 models didn’t have side covers. Side covers are basically just a decoration. I guess it’s job is to be a platform to name the bike or state the size of the engine in cc’s.