warthogcrewchief Posted March 18, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 18, 2010 I know its been brought up before, but I couldn't find anything worth pursuing on the search function here. I'm looking to find a suitable (stock) factory replacement for the right knee vent (the one located on the side cover) or two "fabricated" vents. If I can't find a stock one, then I'll try the "custom" method. I had seen someone had once made chrome blanking plates and they seemed to work well. I was wondering if anyone had made the blanking plates and then had a metal shop stamp louvers into the metal? It would look similar to the ones for this aircraft. http://www.vincesrocket.com/silver%20louvers.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaWhiskey Posted March 18, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 18, 2010 I think you may be one of the first to do that. Some bust out the plastic louvers or take the whole plastic thing off completely. There are a few custom jobs somewhere, prolly near impossible to find in a search. I ordered one new one. Dunno if you can still buy them. Not cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warthogcrewchief Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 18, 2010 Yeah, I saw them at Bikebandit for about $150 each! As much as I'd like to pursue this project, my VR is acting up again today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaWhiskey Posted March 18, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 18, 2010 Wow, that is darn near double what I paid. These 1st gens like someone to tinker with them constantly. Me, I end up cleaning and maintaining more than I ride. But then I do not get to ride much and I am anal, so it could just be me. When is comes to those speaker grills, a big Magnum 44 marker on them a couple times a year keeps them looking good. I am not paying near $100 a piece for those. Brownie has gotta look good at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted March 18, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 18, 2010 http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6m459 Posted March 19, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 19, 2010 I bought a pair locally last year for $10 ! Found them on Ebay, Craigs list or Kijiji or similar and picked them up on my way home from work one evening. They're in perfect shape! Guess I did ok huh ? Before that, my old blue just had gaping holes where the vents should be. The P.O. had spilled crazy glue into her vent louvers while doing a hamfisted repair. They were irrepairabley stuck and worse looking than the gaping holes so I chucked them. This looked ugly but somehow never bothered me till I bought the red bike which had the vents in tact. Win some loose some I guess. Cheers, Brian H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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