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troyw · 05-03-2009, 07:23 PM

Hello all!

I have a small crack in the fairing from when I dropped the new bike. Yeah, I'm clumsy, what can I say. I did buy a new one, just in case the crack gets bigger. What I'd like to know is how to get the blasted fairing off. I was stopped by that last screw in the center behind the instrument cluster. I can't get at it. Is Yamaha serious? Do I actually have to take off the headlights and the whole front bracket that holds it all together just to get at one screw? Am I missing something simple here? Please help...someone! What's the procedure for removing the fairing?

Thanks,

T.W.

**jlewis02** · 05-03-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by troyw

Hello all!

I have a small crack in the fairing from when I dropped the new bike. Yeah, I'm clumsy, what can I say. I did buy a new one, just in case the crack gets bigger. What I'd like to know is how to get the blasted fairing off. I was stopped by that last screw in the center behind the instrument cluster. I can't get at it. Is Yamaha serious? Do I actually have to take off the headlights and the whole front bracket that holds it all together just to get at one screw? Am I missing something simple here? Please help...someone! What's the procedure for removing the fairing?

Thanks,

T.W.

All you need is a flexable screwdriver.

**va_rider** · 05-04-2009, 04:39 AM

or a 90 degree screwdriver.... works like a champ.... or a philips screwdriver bit with a 1/4 wrench.... many different ways to get it

troyw · 05-04-2009, 04:28 PM

A flexible screwdriver? What? Are you serious? I've never heard of such a thing, but if it's true, gotta get one. A 90 degree screwdriver would work, but it's the space to get at the screw. It needs to have a looong reach too. Do I have to take the headlights out?

05-03-2009, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
troyw Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Jasper, GA Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Taking off the fairing? Anyone? Hello all! I have a small crack in the fairing from when I dropped the new bike. Yeah, I'm clumsy, what can I say. I did buy a new one, just in case the crack gets bigger. What I'd like to know is how to get the blasted fairing off. I was stopped by that last screw in the center behind the instrument cluster. I can't get at it. Is Yamaha serious? Do I actually have to take off the headlights and the whole front bracket that holds it all together just to get at one screw? Am I missing something simple here? Please help...someone! What's the procedure for removing the fairing? Thanks, T.W.

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05-04-2009, 04:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
va_rider Professional Amateur Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 1,513 Thanks: 39 Thanked 545 Times in 334 Posts Feedback Score: 1 reviews	or a 90 degree screwdriver.... works like a champ.... or a philips screwdriver bit with a 1/4 wrench.... many different ways to get it

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troyw Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Jasper, GA Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A flexible screwdriver? What? Are you serious? I've never heard of such a thing, but if it's true, gotta get one. A 90 degree screwdriver would work, but it's the space to get at the screw. It needs to have a looong reach too. Do I have to take the headlights out?