Air Cleaner Cover Color

[jdinaz_imp]

The air cleaner cover (on both sides) of my 2014 Deluxe are light gray in color. Any picture I see of the Deluxe the covers are black. Does anyone else have light gray covers? Or know why mine are gray?

 

[the Ferret]

Mine are definitly black. I thought they were, but I walked out to the garage to make sure.

AZ sun bleach?

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

Arizona sun bleach?

 

[jdinaz_imp]

Arizona sun bleach?

LOL... yeah, I guess I shouldn't leave it sitting outside.

Were any of the covers gray on any of the other years or models?
The black sure looks better.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

Always black.

Dirt cheap and easy to replace-

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Reminder- I've got dibs on that exhaust.

 

[SportsterDoc]

Arizona sun bleach?

LOL... yeah, I guess I shouldn't leave it sitting outside.

Were any of the covers gray on any of the other years or models?
The black sure looks better.

My 1976 CB750F side covers were a dark gray...until I painted them black.

Black is faster...it absorbs energy!

Krylon Fusion rattle can works well on plastic.

 

[the Ferret]

Arizona sun bleach?

LOL... yeah, I guess I shouldn't leave it sitting outside.

Were any of the covers gray on any of the other years or models?
The black sure looks better.

LOL... yeah, I guess I shouldn't leave it sitting outside.

Were any of the covers gray on any of the other years or models?
The black sure looks better.

I dont remember them being anything but black until they got the chrome strip in 2017

 

[LongRanger_imp]

Mine are black too. You may be able to restore yours by applying a liquid "black renewal" product intended for restoring black plastic trim on cars.

 

[the Ferret]

Good idea LR. I've heard about guys doing that with the black plastic on the bags of their ST 1300s.

 

[flynrider]

I've seen the pics of your bike on CL and it looks like someone definitely painted them gray. Did you buy yours used? If so, looks like the previous owner may have done that to make it "his own" (kinda like brown seats ).

 

[peterbaron]

Mine are black too. You may be able to restore yours by applying a liquid "black renewal" product intended for restoring black plastic trim on cars.

use on mine

 

[Cormanus]

I've seen the pics of your bike on CL and it looks like someone definitely painted them gray. Did you buy yours used? If so, looks like the previous owner may have done that to make it "his own" (kinda like brown seats ).

Or do brown seats, like brown trousers, serve another purpose?

 

[jdinaz_imp]

I pulled the covers, it was obvious that they had been painted. They did a really good job.They have now been repainted to a nice satin black.