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*Oggy*
30-07-2009, 01:34 PM
Again.. a cut and paste from somewhere else....



08 Upper Cowl Removal

This doesn't take that long, as long as you are pretty good at removing the mid-cowls/side fairings. After you remove them a few times, it's not that hard.

I have also listed torque values. If I missed any, someone please add them in.

1. Remove the mid-cowls/side fairings and upper inner covers-see this thread:

http://www.nswroadandtrackbikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11862

2. Remove rearview mirrors (pictures below are for the right side-procedure is the same for the left side)
Pull down rubber/plastic boot (located between the upper cowl and upper stay behind the nuts) and disconnect the 2 connectors (red arrows)


http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/oggydownunder/08%20Blade%20Fairing%20removal/Cowl1.jpg
Unbolt 2 10mm nuts-red arrows pointing to them (7 ft/lbs)

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/oggydownunder/08%20Blade%20Fairing%20removal/Cowl2.jpg

3. Remove windscreen
Remove 4 3mm bolts (1.1 ft/lbs) shown by red arrows



http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/oggydownunder/08%20Blade%20Fairing%20removal/Cowl3.jpg



There are 2 tabs at the front of the cowl that go to the 2 front grommets in the stock windscreen that you will need to slide the windscreen off of. Or you can just break those 2 tabs off when you pull off the stock windscreen to replace it like I did. Don't know about other aftermarket windscreens, but the Puig I have doesn't even have those front 2 grommets, so I didn't care if I broke them or not.

4. Disconnect sub harness 20P and 8P connectors-red arrows (left side of bike)
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/oggydownunder/08%20Blade%20Fairing%20removal/Cowl4.jpg

5. Disconnect vacuum hose from one-way valve
That's the ugly brownish-gray hose in the previous picture. Just yank it off from the one-way valve under the upper cowl

6. Remove upper cowl from frame grommets-pull the upper cowl forward
The next 2 connectors are the only thing holding the upper cowl to the bike now

7. Disconnect the horn connectors and the combination meter connector (tachometer/speedometer connector)-red arrows (the combination meter connector is already disconnected in this picture-it's covered with a boot which is the blurry thing in the foreground of the picture



http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/oggydownunder/08%20Blade%20Fairing%20removal/Cowl5.jpg




Installation is the reverse of removal.
Hope this helps.

WET4URacing
30-07-2009, 02:54 PM
oggy to help who?

oldblade
30-07-2009, 03:04 PM
Another option is to throw it down the road but it doesn't always come off in one piece

Sorry I'll shut up now

*Oggy*
30-07-2009, 03:24 PM
oggy to help who?

Had a few chats with a few Rats about how hard these can be to play with (or more about how easy to damage the little tags if you get it wrong....) Kris/James/Clarkey come to mind...

Just putting some higher bars on the 05 blade so getting into a bit of helpful posting for a change..... lol

James
30-07-2009, 03:39 PM
Yeh I was struggling with it and thought I'd break off the tabs when I was fitting my Radguard - couldn't find any good instructional information in the owners manual - so I have printed this off for next time :ayyy: