It’s lighter than the original cover but stronger & thicker for race use incase of accident damage, it’s also chamfered at the bottom for better ground clearance for race use also as the stock one can wear through when cornering hard, the YOSHI one won’t, it was made’ fit for purpose’ & function, & not for’ aesthetic’ looks, hence it’s ” rough race ” look, but still looks great when fitted & gives the bike a’ period race look’, however. It could be polished & painted in heat resistant paint to match a black engine, I think it looks great as it is & it stands out, the YOSHI emblem in Japanese is in raised red lettering is cast into it & is approx 5mm (see pic 2) it’s in good condition for its age & with no damage or scratches. It’s a early item from the late 1970’s, POP’s YOSHIMURA was mainly known as the top SUZUKI engine tuner & also manufactured engine components like big bore high compression piston kits & YOSHI high lift cams & ported & polished cylinder heads with YOSHI titanium big valves for SUZUKI’s that made them ” fly ” on the track. This cover showed that the bike had had YOSHIMURA components fitted in the engine. He built the legendary WES COOLEY #34 YOSHIMURA GS1000 AMA superbike, that won the AMA championship series in 1979. POPS YOSHIMURA reputation for building fast bikes was second to non & is world renowned! Still to this day! This points cover was designed for race use & to show that the engine had YOSHIMURA engine & tuning work done to it, it will also looks great on race reps / specials built for the road also & will give any early SUZUKI GS1000 / GSX1100 the ” period ” race rep look. They only come up for sale once in a blue moon, & are RARE as ” hens teeth ” to find these days.
