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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Need to remove the Rider Backrest Pad (Comfort Stitch, 52572-09A) so that I can access the battery area.

How do you do that?

I thought I would just be able to pull up on the backrest and remove it but it's stuck tight. What am I doing wrong?
 
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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Sqeeze it together, it is spring loaded.
 
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Yep, squeeze the two rods toward each other & pull up - should come off.
 
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OK, that's what I thought and what I remember from my last bike.

Gonna have to break out the pipe wrench to get this one off....
 
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Make sure that your not pulling both rods to one side, if you do it can still hang up. Make sure your squeezing both rods to the center.
 
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Finally got it out. My hand is almost too big to push down into that space far enough to push the ends together but I was finally successful.

Say, what's the little pigtail thingy attached to the battery? Is that for a battery tender or is that just a 12v dc accessory plug?
 
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The deeper you can get your hand down the seat opening the easier it is to squeeze

Sounds like ****....
 
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Yep, that's what I thought too. Thanks, all!
 
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Originally Posted by TxCowboy
Finally got it out. My hand is almost too big to push down into that space far enough to get push the ends together but I was finally successful.

Say, what's the little pigtail thingy attached to the battery? Is that for a battery tender or is that just a 12v dc accessory plug?
If it looks like this - it's for a tender.
 
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