Thank you gentlemen,
I figured it could be removed without oil draining - but better to play it safe and ask first!.
Not looking to replace it as I dont have any issues with it as far as aesthetics go... but I have been meaning to get it engraved ever since I got the bike - just for a 'personal' touch. Need to get my wedding band engraved this week and got referred to a very good engraver... so planning to kill two birds...
ps - that bike is not mine (although mine looks very similar) - just the quickest pic I could find on the computer showing the 'alternator cover' - now that I know the name of it
