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Starting a thread re fairing removal, reinstallation, or adjustment because it is being mentioned in other threads which have no bearing on it whatsoever. At best, in the future this forum will become frustrating to use when searching for specific information if it continues in the current willy nilly fashion of not trying to stay on a thread subject..
The fairings are retained on the bike by a combination of screws and by pins/locators which engage rubber grommets. Those pins determine the fairing installation position. Any attempt to change a fairing position runs a high risk of damaging the plastic pins. A successful repair of a broken plastic pin is doubtful.
The fairing removal procedure is on pages 259 and 260 of the owner manual, but it does not mention the pins or the grommets. Nor does it provide hardware information.
Screws 1 are longer than the rest because they go into a wellnut. Very easy to damage the wellnut by over-torquing the screw.
Screws 2 are shoulder bolts. The shoulders determine the infill panel position.
Screws 5 are silver and carry nylon washers.
All of these screw will damage the fairing/panel plastic if over-torqued.
One of the pins is located at the bottom forward area under the oil cooler area and it inserts into a grommet on the fairing. The other pins are part of the fairings and insert into grommets on the frame and headlight housing. The two pins on the forward corner of the fairing go into grommets on the headlight fairing. These two pins, along with the one on the bottom, determine the fairing fore and aft position. There is no adjustment provision for these pins.
There is a pin on the fairing aft corner which goes into a grommet attached to the fuel tank. It secures the fairing rear corner and has no adjustment provision.
Highly advisable to spray the pins/grommets with a rubber lubricant before attempting to disengage them. Also advisable to lubricate them prior to assembly.
Very possible that I left something out because my mind wanders doing mundane tasks. Feel free to ask questions, so long as you can stand the answer. >
The fairings are retained on the bike by a combination of screws and by pins/locators which engage rubber grommets. Those pins determine the fairing installation position. Any attempt to change a fairing position runs a high risk of damaging the plastic pins. A successful repair of a broken plastic pin is doubtful.
The fairing removal procedure is on pages 259 and 260 of the owner manual, but it does not mention the pins or the grommets. Nor does it provide hardware information.
Screws 1 are longer than the rest because they go into a wellnut. Very easy to damage the wellnut by over-torquing the screw.
Screws 2 are shoulder bolts. The shoulders determine the infill panel position.
Screws 5 are silver and carry nylon washers.
All of these screw will damage the fairing/panel plastic if over-torqued.
One of the pins is located at the bottom forward area under the oil cooler area and it inserts into a grommet on the fairing. The other pins are part of the fairings and insert into grommets on the frame and headlight housing. The two pins on the forward corner of the fairing go into grommets on the headlight fairing. These two pins, along with the one on the bottom, determine the fairing fore and aft position. There is no adjustment provision for these pins.
There is a pin on the fairing aft corner which goes into a grommet attached to the fuel tank. It secures the fairing rear corner and has no adjustment provision.
Highly advisable to spray the pins/grommets with a rubber lubricant before attempting to disengage them. Also advisable to lubricate them prior to assembly.
Very possible that I left something out because my mind wanders doing mundane tasks. Feel free to ask questions, so long as you can stand the answer. >





