Topic: K0 starter cover - shiny or dull chrome?

[Magpie]

Is the starter cover on the K0's a shiny, reflect the carbs, type of chrome or a dull non-reflective chrome finish?
Thanks in advance.
Cliff.

[toycollector10]

Mine is chrome (shiney) as apart from chrome (satin).

[Johnie]

Cliff...I had mine chromed which is how it should be. I have a pretty good chromer in the area and I can detail the underside of the carbs using the starter cover as a mirror.

[Magpie]

Thanks guys! I guess I have a couple of satin ones to sell!
Cheers,
Cliff.

[Johnie]

Thanks guys! I guess I have a couple of satin ones to sell!
Cheers,
Cliff.

Some of the Honda chrome was so dull they looked satin.

[Simpson]

mine is chrome shinny

[ColinMc]

Two of the three 72-76k motors I have sitting around have super shiny chrome covers...they need polishing but they are quite shiny.

[754]

Cliff keep what you got, I doubt they were super shiny, ie polished to bright sheen, before chroming..

 In fact it is very difficult to find somone to chrome to stock factory look.

 The vendors were building stuff out of fresh clean metal, and then it was production chromed, ie, only polished to remove obvious flaws, degreased racked and plated..
 

 Most rechromed parts on Japanese restos are overchromed.. some like the shinier look, but it will probably cost you points in a show.

[Magpie]

754, thanks for that. The two I have are not mirror quality but will do for now. Fortunately or unfortunately the only shows I've had the K1's in are car/bike shows and most of the bikes that show up are of the v-twin variety. Steve Drane has brought his vintage Japanese bikes out and they are very, very good. The judges do not know much about vintage bikes at these shows so they can't tell if they are correct and allow some wandering from stock. Since mine are very shiny, clean, candy red, and look like new they get awards. If I put them in the swap meet show in Tsawwassen they would be picked apart I'm sure, even the one I bought new - it's too shiny. The parking lot crowd is more forgiving. The one I'm working on now is coming from a very rough K0, several basket cases and a sandcast motor which right there will lose me all the points. I have many parts that are correct for a 6 month window of production but may not be right for a 12/69 bike. It will look nice when I'm done but not like the one that won the show last year. I'm assuming you saw Jim's masterpiece. That's as close to perfection as I've seen
Cheers,
Cliff.