2 piece clutch cover

[Motorrad]

wasn't trying get into a debate at all with you Alex, but..
 you can fix the clearance issue all you want...the problem still exists...the brake pedal is an issue and always will be no matter what kind of cover is in place, whether aluminum or Lexan, if it takes a hard enough hit, but aluminum bends and sometimes cracks, which can lead to a really bad oil leak as I found out...not fun when you're 20 miles from home and you just watched your oil pour out on the ground.
You have your reasons for liking aluminum, and I have my reasons for not.
I'll take my chances with the non-breakable Lexan, and make it home with a couple minor scratches.

[Motorrad]

wasn't trying get into a debate at all with you Alex, but..
 you can fix the clearance issue all you want...the problem still exists...the brake pedal is an issue and always will be no matter what kind of cover is in place, whether aluminum or Lexan, if it takes a hard enough hit, but aluminum bends and sometimes cracks, which can lead to a really bad oil leak as I found out...not fun when you're 20 miles from home and you just watched your oil pour out on the ground.
You have your reasons for liking aluminum, and I have my reasons for not.
I'll take my chances with the non-breakable Lexan, and make it home with a couple minor scratches.

Wait till you see my cover.  Will make lexan look like tissue paper

[Foxx4Beaver]

looking forward to it....any hints?

[Motorrad]

looking forward to it....any hints?

A friend of mine wore it in desert storm.  And is made of titanium.  And will stop multiple 7.62 hits

[Foxx4Beaver]

well that certainly arouses the curiosity! ...when can we expect a preview?

[alward25]

I was not trying to downplay the Lexan idea Fox.  The stock style cast covers do crack if hit hard enough, I was looking to mill it out of something burly.  My milling guy is a plastics and aluminum specialist and I was going to get his input on what would be best, a lexan version may be produced as well.  More to come, I will have the money to throw at it soon enough.

[Foxx4Beaver]

thanks Alex...sorry if I came across as a dick in any way...I wasn't trying to at all, sometimes I suck really bad at putting words together so that I don't sound like a jerk. If I ever do, please feel free to tell me to shut the "F" up.

[Pmcg]

I'm in for a solution to this.  I have 2 cracked covers right now.  I could try not to fall again but that's never gonna happen. 

[alward25]

I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident .  Thanks for all you contribute.

[Foxx4Beaver]

I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident .  Thanks for all you contribute.

ditto my friend!

[Motorrad]

I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident .  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

[alward25]

I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident .  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

Is this the moment when I did not thank everyone that there will be a big bunching of panties, OK,
Thanks to all, especially Motorrad, for all that you guys contribute.  For keeping a bike alive that has not been produced for a decade!

[Motorrad]

I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident .  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

Is this the moment when I did not thank everyone that there will be a big bunching of panties, OK,
Thanks to all, especially Motorrad, for all that you guys contribute.  For keeping a bike alive that has not been produced for a decade!

Huh. No.  I was just giving you hard time.   Fight fight fight fight

[motopunk]

I know you did not mean anything by it, it is hard to add emotion to text.  I have come across that way more than a few times, sometimes on accident .  Thanks for all you contribute.

Eat me :0p

Is this the moment when I did not thank everyone that there will be a big bunching of panties, OK,
Thanks to all, especially Motorrad, for all that you guys contribute.  For keeping a bike alive that has not been produced for a decade!

Huh. No.  I was just giving you hard time.   Fight fight fight fight

and the fighting would finally end up like this...    fight and bite...

[don46]

Here's what I think, and mind you this is only an opinion, and its mine. I have a two piece cover, its been posted on here a number of times and works like a dream, doesn't leak would make clutch change easy. OK, so I said would make clutch changing easy, but to be honest, I have never had to change a clutch in the field. i do the maintenance in the garage and hopefully won't have to in the field. I have a couple of pretty healthy running 500's one on Nitrous (actually I'm not using the one on Nitrous anymore but did for years) hillclimbing, this is a sport that is hard on clutches. so I guess what I'm saying, is other than the bling factor, the absolute need I don't think is there. If they could be produced reasonably inexpensively then yeah it would be a good deal. I have a ton of hours in mine, so unless you can find a cover that is off the shelf, like the 450 cover and build a ring like Sandblaster is going for, I think it will end up cost prohibitive.

If this all comes to fruition then I may be up for one as well, but for now I'm going to adopt the wait and see approach and hope something works out