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XJ750 Maxim Right side battery cover Needed

Discussion in 'For Sale, Trade/Swap, Wanted' started by chevys, Oct 6, 2008.

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    chevys New Member

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    Hi everyone,
    New here as of today, 1983 XJ750 Maxim owner as of last weekend.
    Great site, has already answered a lot of my questions!!! THANKS!

    Any ways.... I am looking for a right side cover(battery)

    Thanks
    Charles
     
    chevys, Oct 6, 2008
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    chevys New Member

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    Hmmmm..... I guess these are hard to find after all.
    Been monitoring ebay, not quite sure if I can afford the final prices or not.

    I'll keep watching........ 8O
     
    chevys, Oct 11, 2008
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    I never did find one for mine when I was looking except for one on Ebay. But after seeing how high the bids were going, I decided they must be made out of GOLD now. I finally bobbed mine out and made my own covers. ...and I won't be losing mine like the stock ones. I screwed mine to the frame rails.
     
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    I was thinking of cutting out my own right cover too. What's with the right side covers? I'm seeing 10 left side covers to one right side cover. Every other bike on the market has side covers more in the $10 range.
     
    richt, Oct 16, 2008
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    The reason these particular covers are rare and high priced is because they are removed frequently to service the battery. That eventually wears out the rubber holders that the cover snaps into and we lose the cover while riding (like I did)
    I've made covers out of 1/4" plexiglas and painted them to look just like the original ones. You will need to use an oven to heat them to get the right shape. I used my other side cover to duplicate the original shape.
    Since I chopped/bobbed my bike, I needed a different shape for the side covers, so I just went with aluminum this time.
     
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