Triple trees covers
58 panhead
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trapperjim
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Triple trees covers
My 58 covers attrack a magnet I also have some spare ones that don't which are oem
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RooDog
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Re: Triple trees covers
I have had chromed aluminum wheels that attracted a magnet also. What's up with that?
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Re: Triple trees covers
Differing grades of stainless steel will attract a magnet based on composition.
Chrome plated aluminum can attract a magnet due to alloys in the wheel and Nickel in the chrome.
Chrome plated aluminum can attract a magnet due to alloys in the wheel and Nickel in the chrome.
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RooDog
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Re: Triple trees covers
Lo siento.... For some reason I was thinking of the -60 die cast aluminum alloy nacelle...
Bruce Palmer says both Stainless and plain steel fork panel were available, and after market chroming of OEM panels is always a possibility.... Also some stainless alloys are magnetic, so nothing seems to be definitive....
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Bruce Palmer says both Stainless and plain steel fork panel were available, and after market chroming of OEM panels is always a possibility.... Also some stainless alloys are magnetic, so nothing seems to be definitive....
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