Lower outer fairing screws
Road Captain
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From: Eugene, OR
As previous poster said they are there for a reason. There is only 7 fasteners holding the outer fairing on and if you leave two off that could cause stress cracks elsewhere IMHO. They really are not that hard to put back on just turn the handlebars all the way to the opposite side and use and extension. Really how often are most people under there fairing.
Last edited by Scubamike; Feb 19, 2010 at 04:59 PM.
Road Captain
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From: Columbus , OH
Same here. use an extension with a magnetic bit.
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Road Warrior
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From: Broadview Heights, OH
I use an extension with a magnetic bit too, I always put them all back in, I'd worry about cracks if I left some out.
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Your buddy has an unusually low threshold for pain if he considers it too much trouble to install those screws. I suspect his trouble is that the outer fairing is misaligned when he gets to those lower screws, or he doesn't have some relatively inexpensive tools for an easy installation of those screws, or both.