Replacing the stator/generator cover is not for folks with oily fingers !

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Yikes she sucked that thing on there fast and hard ! :omg:
If not for my buddy Kml who warned me to make sure my finger tips were not over the edges of the cover I'd still be screaming in pain :laugh:

I've seen alot of guys who have gone down lately and one thing this first timer just realized is I should have washed my hands twice instead of once .
Between oily residue from taking old one off and sweaty fingers not wanting to screw anything up I almost pinched myself good ! So to anyone who's gonna replace their cover and hasn't done it before make absofreakinlutely sure the cover is dry and your hands/fingers are as well . Get a good grip but don't let your finger tips roll over edges cuz when she sucks that thing on there fast your gonna be bloody and jumpin' :)

Ken my fingertips thank you :laugh:
Have a Propeller ale on me my friend :beerchug:
 
It's a learning experience. ;)

Slightly magnetized. :laugh:

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Tim says slightly :spank: :laugh:
The old one came right off and I didn't have to pull it with seemingly as much force as she sucked new one on with ?

Slightly he says :poke:

And of course he posts a pic of a Woodcraft cover I really want but can't afford :banghead:
 
Ha, I know what you mean, although I had the reverse issue. - I couldn't work out why my OEM stator cover wouldn't come off...turned out it was the sheer strength of the magnet!
I didn't pinch myself when I put the Woodcraft on (thanks, Tim!), since I was anticipating that happening.

Blanca, suck it up and get the Woodcraft; you won't regret it!
 
Rainbow7 said:
Ha, I know what you mean, although I had the reverse issue. - I couldn't work out why my OEM stator cover wouldn't come off...turned out it was the sheer strength of the magnet!
I didn't pinch myself when I put the Woodcraft on (thanks, Tim!), since I was anticipating that happening.

Blanca, suck it up and get the Woodcraft; you won't regret it!
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I had the same problem, I thought that I had missed a bolt or something. :laugh:
 
It came off quite easily . I had to pull it a bit and I could feel the magnetism but when I went to put it on I got it just over and lined up and Faaaawooop she sucked it on there fast !
Like I said if I had had my fingers over the edges it would have hurt !
 
They warn you about the magnetism, but until you actually experienced it...kinda surprising just how stong it really is. Yes, gloves and CAREFUL are REALLY important! Undoubtedly would take a chunk of skin off if it got in the way!
 
Its amazing how hard that thing pulls in, When I took the old one off I just figured it was the gasket holding it on, Got all ready to put the new one on and it pulled it right of my hands.
 
crazyarch said:
Wow! you learn the darnest things on this site. Never would have figured that one......
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That's why I said it. Kml told me about it and if he had not judging by how easy the old one came off i would not have been ready for the 'suck' of the new one. I got it lined up put it on a bit and she took right out of my hands cuz they were still a bit oily.
Could have been a really nasty screaming me at 1am last night . :)
 
I knew it was going to pull hard and even though you think your prepared, it still gives you a scare when it pulls in.
 
myfirstbusa said:
are these covers for protection in case of a drop/slide only? Or is there some other reason to use them?
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I'm referring to the factory cover on the left side of the engine .
The one that Pashnit posted a pic of is an aftermarket one with a replaceable pad on it so if you drop the bike or crash it all you have to do is replace the $25 cover instead of the whole more expensive cover .
The factory one has no cover and looks like this in a simple fall over. I'm lucky it didn't crack when it fell because if it had i would no have been able to ride the 250 miles home.

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Blanca Busa said:
Yikes she sucked that thing on there fast and hard ! :omg:
If not for my buddy Kml who warned me to make sure my finger tips were not over the edges of the cover I'd still be screaming in pain :laugh:

I've seen alot of guys who have gone down lately and one thing this first timer just realized is I should have washed my hands twice instead of once .
Between oily residue from taking old one off and sweaty fingers not wanting to screw anything up I almost pinched myself good ! So to anyone who's gonna replace their cover and hasn't done it before make absofreakinlutely sure the cover is dry and your hands/fingers are as well . Get a good grip but don't let your finger tips roll over edges cuz when she sucks that thing on there fast your gonna be bloody and jumpin' :)

Ken my fingertips thank you :laugh:
Have a Propeller ale on me my friend :beerchug:
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Wasn't me, at least not that I recall. :laugh:

Nice looking cover by the way. :beerchug:

Here's a pic of my sexy bike with it's sexy stator cover.

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cheers
ken
 
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