r90/6 aluminum spring covers on a Ikon Shock

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jgleadle
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r90/6 aluminum spring covers on a Ikon Shock

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I just replaced my factory shocks on my 74 r90/6 with ikons, i really want to keep the factory look. how can i switch over the factory parts to the ikon's. is the factory hole in the covers, larger or smaller then the ikon's
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The hole is smaller than required for the IKON (Koni) shock. It can be enlarged with a hole saw, carefully. You'll need a way to hold the cover rigidly in place while drilling with a press.
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If you bugger up the job, then there people who sell stainless steel covers sized for Ikons
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There's also a bunch of us with old Boge shocks lying around in the parts piles. You mean there's a market for this stuff. I proved the wife wrong once again. I'll keep hording.
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mattcfish wrote:There's also a bunch of us with old Boge shocks lying around in the parts piles. You mean there's a market for this stuff. I proved the wife wrong once again. I'll keep hording.
You can't have too much junk many spares.
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jgleadle wrote:I just replaced my factory shocks on my 74 r90/6 with ikons, i really want to keep the factory look. how can i switch over the factory parts to the ikon's. is the factory hole in the covers, larger or smaller then the ikon's
hi, im pretty sure that the OE shrouds will " not " fit the ikon /koni shocks , well they didny fit on my koni shocks so i had some marine grade alloy shrouds spun up to look like the OE part.
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If you have the $$, scroll down this page.

http://www.bmwhucky.com/010033.html
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