side covers 85 K100LT

[jeffhestand]

OK--- being that many pieces were missing when i got the bike i am thinkin that about these side covers as well. There is a donut in the front which is there then there is a plastic hook afair in the middle of the cover and a plastic rod in the back. I am thinking that there is supposed to be a rubber donut that sets in the middle hook? Not sure... and then towards the back where the rod is there is another rubber donut that is mounted in the frame. Is that involved in this whole affair? Any help appreciated. Thanks !
Jeff

[Inge K.]

The K100LT production did start 07/86 (you got a very rare model), what you describe seems to me to be the side covers for a -86 on year model.

83-85 year and 86 on, sidecovers is different.

Inge K.

[jeffhestand]

this is probably an RT.... my bad... Although these may very well be for and 86 which would make sense why i am trying to make them fit. Any ideas?

[ReneZ]

The first series bikes had side (or battery) covers that had pins on the forward and aft ends and a support with a ring opening at the third (bottom) point, the first two fitting in grommets in the tank and frame and the bottom ones sliding over a pin with a rubber bush.
Later ones had a pin aft that slid in the aft end fairing with a little hook like contraption at the bottom that clamped the rubber bush on the frame pin. The forward one was still a pin that fitted in a grommet in the tank. I assume that after that another few changes have been made :-)