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Oddjob:
Looks ok to me Dom, the welding looks the same as the other bike pictured.

Looking again it does look a little pushed in, top right that is. Try knocking it out a little and see if it helps.

DomP:
Its really weird, is there any chance this frame isn't a 550f frame, except it has everything else F related like the right foot peg and rear brake lever.  I have two sets of F side covers both with the same fitting issue.  It does look a little pushed in Ken but to fit it needs lowering around 5-8mm I think.  Baffled.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Just trying to think outside the box here, so sorry if I'm being daft.
Obviously the 550 has a slightly different frame to my 500 as the top right mounting bracket has the oval part turned through 45 Deg.

Are the 550 side panels different as well?

Oddjob:
Try fitting the panel one lug at a time, eg top left, does top right still fit?

Then try top right, does the lower still fit?

Try and isolate which bracket seems to be distorted.

Sesman:
Dom, the top right hand lug is the culprit. The top of the lug bracket should run parallel with the top of the frame, thus giving you the 15-20mm of misalignment you are experiencing. I appreciate that no two welds are the same, but yours has been re-welded imho. If other members could provide a photo of their their bracket positions this will become immediately obvious. That’s a bugger🤨

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