aftermarket pushrod covers????
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[confused] thinking of the same thing
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I wont say its a bad idea, if anything i find it interesting. But, IMO they look very clean, and i cant find anything anywhere about them failing, leaking, becoming brittle. It looks good and works perfect. Curious, what did you wanna change? Chrome?
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I rather like the stock pushrod covers or tubes. But I can see that It wouldnt be hard to make something else, seems to be a marketing opportunity there. Perhaps some nices ones out of Billet with the Buell logos machined into them, or anodized Nuclear Blue or Hero Blue.
The design of them is in my opinion rather clever, a solid cover with O rings/seals top and bottom, In my experience they seem to leak a LOT less,
Sportsters on the other hand run the small chromed tubes and much harder to seal from what I have seen, at least a lot of them i see tend to leak. The one exception is,,,(not the leaking part) is the Pushrod covers that are multipart that you can open ON the bike to adjust the pushrods when running aftermarket valvetrains where you need to frequently adjust the pushrods.
Since most late model V twins are designed with non adjustable valve trains,, not a lot of demand for that feature on a Buell,
But I do agree,,,,,,,,, there IS a marketing opportunity to offer something to "Accessorize"
The design of them is in my opinion rather clever, a solid cover with O rings/seals top and bottom, In my experience they seem to leak a LOT less,
Sportsters on the other hand run the small chromed tubes and much harder to seal from what I have seen, at least a lot of them i see tend to leak. The one exception is,,,(not the leaking part) is the Pushrod covers that are multipart that you can open ON the bike to adjust the pushrods when running aftermarket valvetrains where you need to frequently adjust the pushrods.
Since most late model V twins are designed with non adjustable valve trains,, not a lot of demand for that feature on a Buell,
But I do agree,,,,,,,,, there IS a marketing opportunity to offer something to "Accessorize"
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keep in mind the head has to come off to change those. this means base gaskets and head gaskets. possibly piston rings if you remove the piston from the jug. if doing new piston rings you should hone the walls for a fresh cross hatch. not really an afternoon kind of job.
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Thats just a picture i found on the internet. I guess i should have said that.
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Those do look nice.[up] So my question is, did the rash on the headers happen before or after he installed those? And if it happened before why the hell not swap out the headers when he had it torn down?
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I just picked up a set today from these guys.
http://www.zippersperformance.com/xl-buell-telescoping-pushrod-covers.html
My Cylinders are at the powder coater might get these done as well. Oh they got me to buy a set of lifters as well.
http://www.zippersperformance.com/xl-buell-telescoping-pushrod-covers.html
My Cylinders are at the powder coater might get these done as well. Oh they got me to buy a set of lifters as well.
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Stock lifters are hydraulic on a Buell and you dont have to periodically adjust the pushrods or tappets (valve lash) Many old bikes run a solid lifter or cam follower (Triumph, BSA, Norton, Hondas, etc) and a valve lash adjustment is part of regular maintenance. Sportster style motors dont have access to the rocker arm assys without removing the top end so when running performance valve trains, you do the adjustment at the Pushrod. THATS what those telescoping pushrod covers are for.
if you dont need to adjust your pushrods (most buells) you dont need them. If you like the looks of them, the non telescoping ones are much cheaper, but im just saying,,,,,,,, all those style pushrod covers tend to leak to some degree, some a lot. Its frustrating to button up everything, get it torqued and broke in and sure enough ONE of them is leaking,, back apart again, theres 4 of them, so you have 4 opportunitys to leak, Even when sealed up they still weep when run hard or long trips.
After dealing with leaky push rod tubes for many many years, I find it refreshing to not have those issues on a Buell, which is why that smart feller Erik made them that way. Im not saying dont use them, im just saying the novelty of those style tubes wears off quick when coupled with the additional maintenance.
if you dont need to adjust your pushrods (most buells) you dont need them. If you like the looks of them, the non telescoping ones are much cheaper, but im just saying,,,,,,,, all those style pushrod covers tend to leak to some degree, some a lot. Its frustrating to button up everything, get it torqued and broke in and sure enough ONE of them is leaking,, back apart again, theres 4 of them, so you have 4 opportunitys to leak, Even when sealed up they still weep when run hard or long trips.
After dealing with leaky push rod tubes for many many years, I find it refreshing to not have those issues on a Buell, which is why that smart feller Erik made them that way. Im not saying dont use them, im just saying the novelty of those style tubes wears off quick when coupled with the additional maintenance.
