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Houston, Texas | Two thousand miles into a four thousand mile trip on the STARSHIP......in Cocoa Beach awaiting the Shuttle launch Friday.
Was riding with my sister and brother-in-law today and we stopped for lunch and when we came out I noticed that my clutch cover plate is now the color of anodized aluminum (a light bronze).
Tried to get some photos but it was too bright and doesn't show up in the photos.
The STARSHIP has been running great, no problems with the clutch or shifting, no strange noises, checked my oil and the level was on the mark and there is no burnt smell.
Had the STARSHIP serviced by the dealer before I left Houston.
It wasn't that color when I left Houston a week ago, double check the images I have posted in the gallery and they show it to be the shiny bright color it was when I took it home from the dealer.
Any thoughts or ideas....
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Cruiser
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Tavares, Fl | Victory is known for their cheap chrome.... |
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Cruiser
Posts: 196
| Clean it with some carb cleaner, made mine look like new!  |
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Cruiser
Posts: 137
Houston, Texas | I'm more concerned with what caused it to change color in the last week...
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | I am losing something there too. I noticed when washing it last week that there was some flaking going on. I have a feeling Lloyd will be getting more of my money soon. 
Edited by ScoreBo 2010-05-12 10:16 PM
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Cruiser
Posts: 184
Allen Park, MI | Mine is doing the same thing...flaking and discoloration...I figured it was just a cheap finish on the cover....will be replacing it soon with one of the many custom ones out there. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3773
Pittsburgh, PA | My clearcoat is slowly flaking off both of my covers.. clutch and the one that says 6 speed |
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Cruiser
Posts: 193
Buford, GA United States | My clearcoat came off a couple of months ago and there is some discoloration but with the new cams its all just a blur now anyway... |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Joker - 2010-05-13 10:19 AM
My clearcoat came off a couple of months ago and there is some discoloration but with the new cams its all just a blur now anyway...
Love it! That comes from the man who rides to eat and eats to ride. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1436
| I've been told this is a common occurance on the Victory, all models. I suppose thats why folks replace them with nicer derby covers. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 81
Salinas, Ca. | For what its worth, 40k on the 05 Kingpin I just sold and the cover looked like new.. My wife's Vegas never had any discoloration after 20k, nor does my buddies Hammer..... My Vision on the other hand has major discoloration and the clear is flaking off (but damn I still love them cams!!!).. I figure our bikes running hotter than the other models cause this problem, but that's just my humble opinion.. 
Juan |
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New user
Posts: 3
| WTH mine did too. Must look into a replacement. Any suggestions folks. I don't want anyting hokie looking some of the ones I've seen are just not me. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1109
| I replaced mine with th Arlen Ness covers. But I did this when the bike was new so I can't speak to any discoloration. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 741
Central New York | I cleaned the remaining clearcoat off with some solvent and it looks good. Matches the rest of the engine. |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| The sun is what is causing the problem. If vic used poor clear coat or the aluminum wasn't cleaned your going to get what you have.
The cover is just aluminum so you could get some polish and with elbow grease make it better then what it was. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 763
Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | My clutch side is fine. The other side flaked off quickly after taking ownership. It didn't change colors, just flaked. Never did anything about it because it didn't seem to harm anything. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1290
Ruskin, Fl | Visionriderdeluxe, he is a link to what some of us have. I got my FD covers from Kewl Metal.
http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5297&pos...
Edited by cw1115 2011-10-16 5:20 AM
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Clutch Cover Plater Discoloration