adjust steering head bearings??
Road Captain
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From: Red&Black World
did mine this morning. Not bad watch the weather seal on the radio. dont over tighten the fairing bolts like the dealer did mine. (only person to have removed my fairing) Also they left the dang locking collar off!!!! may have been my issue all along. Pisses me off. 32grand on a bike and the service does this. Oh well I used to praise their service dept. now i know they set me up for failure. It will all work out in the end.
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did mine this morning. Not bad watch the weather seal on the radio. dont over tighten the fairing bolts like the dealer did mine. (only person to have removed my fairing) Also they left the dang locking collar off!!!! may have been my issue all along. Pisses me off. 32grand on a bike and the service does this. Oh well I used to praise their service dept. now i know they set me up for failure. It will all work out in the end.
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Road Warrior
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From: central florida
did mine this morning. Not bad watch the weather seal on the radio. dont over tighten the fairing bolts like the dealer did mine. (only person to have removed my fairing) Also they left the dang locking collar off!!!! may have been my issue all along. Pisses me off. 32grand on a bike and the service does this. Oh well I used to praise their service dept. now i know they set me up for failure. It will all work out in the end.
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From: Honah Lee
First time I did mine I reused the lock collar and when I torqued the nut it turned the lock downward tab right out of the hole. I hack-sawed it and made another tab and it worked that time. Got me another one next trip to the dealer. One use roughs the face and it tends to stick to the nut as you tighten it. How does the new system lock the nut?
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First time I did mine I reused the lock collar and when I torqued the nut it turned the lock downward tab right out of the hole. I hack-sawed it and made another tab and it worked that time. Got me another one next trip to the dealer. One use roughs the face and it tends to stick to the nut as you tighten it. How does the new system lock the nut?
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From: Central North Carolina
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From: Indian Land, SC
Pull outward on one of the black fairing brackets and it slips in easily. Just make sure all of the harnesses and wiring is out of the way..
Tourer
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From: Central North Carolina
I wasn't talking about sliding it in....I was referring to getting those pesky screws back in...especially the two closest to the handlebars.