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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 09:30 PM
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This is a picture of the cover on the opposite side as the battery.. Take a look at the two bolts on the right. The bolt on top spins easily, the bolt on the bottom turns but is pretty snug.. Neither bolt will come
out so that I can remove the cover.

Is there a trick to getting them out? Or are they maybe stripped?


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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 10:54 PM
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Maybe the later bikes are different, but on my 2000 Dyna (which has four bolts on that cover), that cover doesn't bolt to anything. Those "bolts" are simply holding the press-in studs on the other side, which locate the cover in four rubber grommet holes. To remove the cover, you just grab it and yank it off. At least in 2000...
 
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 11:15 PM
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Yup...

Fuse box under there, cover pulls off. You'll see why those bolts spin when you look inside and see.

All the best,

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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 02:08 AM
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As mentioned above, its held in by rubber grommets and you can just pull it off.



 
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 07:08 AM
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Boy do I feel stupid! Thanks guys! Cover popped right off just like you all said. You saved me and embarrassing call back to the dealer LOL
 
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 07:12 AM
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Just part of getting to know your bike.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 02:47 PM
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Don't feel bad... I did the same thing the first time I tried to remove that cover. Had to look it up in the service manual.

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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 04:16 PM
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Well I don’t feel so bad now! Lol.. I thought I had Vance and Hines exhaust and I was looking to see if there was a tuner in there, but according to V &H I don’t have their exhaust and I looked and I don’t have a tuner lol! They look like staggered Big Shots, but they are not..
 
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I couldn’t figure out why my bike wouldn’t start. Checked battery, cables, fuses, etc.
I had the fob to my wife’s car in my pocket.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 05:10 PM
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Lol! That would do it... I still can’t get used to having that thing in my pocket.
 
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