Ebay...https://www.ebay.com/itm/Triumph-Bonneville-T120-Engine-Cover-Black-/254096963425

 

Could have been a lot worse. I’d replace the cover, live with the exhaust.

 

Or leave it as is for a while as a reminder/punishment to, “not do that again”, lol. :|

 

Keep it, that is character!

 

You may be able to find a "wrinkle" finish matte paint in a spray can that you could lightly touch up the cover with. Practice on something else until you get the light misting that you want, then tape off around it and try to blend in the repair. See this video for some techniques

If it works, great. If it still doesn't look satisfactory, you can still replace the cover and you're only out some time and a few bucks in materials.

 

Did the rear brake lever get bent in? Hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like it may have a mark on the end from ground contact.

 

The cover just might be ok . I would cut a small hole in a piece of carboard, the size of a quarter (25 cent US coin).Place up close to the cover about a 1/8 " And with Black high temp black can of spray paint found everywhere ,i bought mine at Auto Finishers .Spray little short blast at the hole which is hovering over scratch's ,two to 3 times . Using the carboard helps the over spray.Speaking of overspray be careful cover everything ...the spray like to fly around,its like has powder in the paint. Then hit the exhaust works i think it great on my exhaust boo boo..and my cover.I bought a new cover for mine scratches were a to deep.The new cover was expensive and a long wait to get .You still have time to go out and get the high temp stuff .I Think Home Depot is open now.Take your time.Good Luck.

 

Clean it up and touch it up with some paint surely Triumph would have touch up engine pain, one reason I don't like painted cases lol.

Ashley

 

I agree with the other poster, I'd leave it that way. Bad-ass character.

 

If it was mine, as a first step I’d give the area a very light sand and then spray the whole cover with some engine enamel. This is how it looks - I did the heat shields on my Scrambler and it’s almost a perfect match for colour and finish. If that doesn’t satisfy you you could then look for a new cover but at less than $10 it’s surely worth a try. I’d spray some on a cotton bud and dab on the exhaust marks too.

 

Another option is to pull the cover and P-coat it with PPC RAVEN TEXTURED BLACK. Any p-coater can source that.

http://www.idahopowdercoating.com/raven-textured-black/

Should be dead on. Here it is on my sprocket cover. Cost $25, and the your accident never happened - priceless.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone! I think I'll take the suggestion to use black matte touch-up paint for the places that were scratched. Also, yes, it does look like the left brake lever did have a scratch on it that I didn't really see. Thanks!

As for finding a replacement engine cover on Ebay, all of them look used (and have a few scratches/imperfections). Where could I get an OEM one?

 

From what I can tell, a lot of folks here like https://www.triumphestore.com. I have also heard that some have used https://www.bikebandit.com/triumph-oem-parts.

Hope this helps.

 

If you do decide to remove the cover I recommend taking the sprocket cover off and loosen up the bolts securing the alternator power wire. There is a rubber grommet behind the alternator cover that seals the power wire coming out. Its glued in place with sealant. When you replace the cover its impossible to see whether or not the grommet is still in place.

The first time I took mine off I failed to seat this correctly and lost nearly a litre of oil. This could have been pretty nasty as it was all over the right hand side including the tyre. If the wires behind the sprocket cover are loosened it gives you a bit more free play in the cable so its less likely to displace the grommet.

 

Matte touch up might be too flat. You’d be better with semi-gloss or satin.

 

Hey FxFitz - looks like you already got a lot of awesome advice here from folks who know what they are talking about so no need to add more.

I'm just throwing in my two cents to help you fix the emotional side as I've been there myself.

After riding for 25 years, I came home one day, parked it in the back of the garage behind my car and in a rush, forgot to put the kickstand down. Bad habit, but it was running when this happened.

Long story short, it went down while running, and I hydrolocked my engine while at the same time jumping off it to spare my leg. Unfortunately, I had to jump off into the only space I had, which was onto my car which was already parked in the garage.

In one fell swoop, I messed up my bike, dented up my car, and man, my left shoulder/hip hurt for quite some time.

All I'm saying is that it happens...glad you are OK as parts are more easily replaceable than human appendages

 

Put a band aid on it. A big un

 

Ride it, normally this happens due to inexperience with the bike, you learn where the tipping point is, how to and where to roll it around strattling it or off the seat manuevering. We've all done it, the T120 a tad portly wet weight so just get more time with the bike. After a few weeks you'll put this behind you and one day fix it. A friend has bars on his T120 which fit quite well, panniers also help sometimes dependong on the ones installed. These are lovely bikes aren't they, my Thruxton is awesome.

 

Dropped in driveway.

just ride it.

 

After you clean everything up, you might try touching it up with a black Sharpie. You would be amazed. Other than that, you are looking at removing the cover and hitting it with some high temp flat or satin black out of a rattle can or replacing the cover altogether. Good luck with it.

 

SW Motech crash bars T120



Well, I know I could have easily done the same, so you inspired me to purchase some SW Motech crash bars for the T120 Black. I like the look of them, and hope they will help when I do drop it. Here are my pictures.

 

Here's my street triple stator cover after jb weld build up filing and sanding. Paint from a local auto paint supplier. Not something you'd notice unless you're on your knees.

 

Love JB Weld. Great idea for filler. Nice work.