Customizing Idea

[Choirguy]

Here are the Yamaha handlebar riser cap bolt covers (p/n 90338-08163) as suggested by Byten2it on the VMC board (the bike pictured is also his)

[Sparky_Bill]

How do you tighten those?

[sks700]

If they are like the ones that I have seen, There is a piece that you put under the bolt head and then the cover just snaps onto that.

Lee

[Choirguy]

Here's the joy...they are just simple plastic caps that press in (without much effort) into the existing bolt heads (removal should be easy with a thin object).

Look good, don't they?

[Sparky_Bill]

Yes they do dress it up... what is the damage???

[Choirguy]

I've been trying to figure it out, exactly. I think the total bill for 4 of them came up to $8.25 or so (total)...I'm sure that they could be ordered online (Competition Accessories, for example, that carries OEM parts) for less.

Chris

[Sparky_Bill]

Not too bad a price but then it's for 4 plastic caps that looked chromed. Small compared to what else we buy for these machines I guess.

[tom2000]

You can buy caps like that at Mudspringers for less than 50 cents apiece. Theirs are metal , and snap into the head of the allen screw.

Tom

[Sparky_Bill]

Thanks Tom.... now THAT sounds like a DEAL for me.

[Choirguy]

I don't want to sound negative, but I can think of one bonus regarding the plastic inserts....I'm never going to have to worry about rust blossoms. Sometimes it is possible to be too-bargain minded (as I've seen on my Dad's bike, where he has a mixture of "quality" and "less quality" accessories. The "less quality" items found their way to rusting when we had our bikes in Georgia and North Carolina.