how do cam covers attach?

[iDodgimus]

hey there,

my gs650 is almost all stock, except i dont have the cam covers...
i've found some online but cant figure out how they fit, is there some special screws that i need? it seems that the covers have holes in the front going horizontally, but the top and bottom parts of the engine fit together with tabs sticking out and holes going vertically!!!

before i order them i thought i'd ask here...

thanks
D!

[Steve]

Actually, you do have a cam cover on your bike. What you appear to be missing are the cam end covers.

There are tabs inside the covers that line up with the tabs on the valve cover and two screws are inserted from the bottom. You need an offset screwdriver or a 2" power driver bit and a small ratchet to install them.

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[iDodgimus]

thanks steve, guess i'm looking at the wrong ones...
back to the ebay search!

[brveagle]

The gs650 used a weird design that involved having the cam cover caps being bolted on vertically from the bottom. A real pain.

The ones you are looking for will not have any screw holes visable when mounted. Good luck in your search.

[LarryA_Texas]

pro source

I checked the parts fiche for pro-source, I'm sure bike bandit and others have them. Those covers are only about $14 each. If you're trying to save a few bucks keep going with ebay, but for the price of new ones that will be all pretty and shiny, they are available. After you pay the auction price plus Ebay's shipping charges you're probably going to pay about the same.

http://www.prosourcemotorsports.com/fiche_section_detail.asp

[iDodgimus]

holy cow, that's a great site... my shopping cart's up to $100 just on small shiny pieces already. much better than ebay so far.

thanks for the tip