DOHC

[Wayne1960]

Do I need to paint the DOHC inserts in black on the 2 engine covers to be authentic?

[tlc]

Get yourself some black enamel paint and brush it in well. Just a thin coat will do as you came go over again after 24 hours.

Then stretch some cotton sheet over a wooden batten and soak with lighter fluid or brake cleaner. Not dripping wet.
Wipe this over the emblem and you will leave all the relieved parts black.

[Wayne1960]

Thanks tlc. That's what I will do. But should I. I know it looks good but was it done like that originally or was it left plain and no black?

[tlc]

That's exactly how it was done originally.

[Garry.L]

As Chris says, or just paint the black part not worrying too much if you get paint on the letters as because they're raised a little polish on a flat pad will bring the paint off the lettering without touching the black bits...

My old Z1B I did the same on.....