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Babylonbouy Scooter Rider

Number of posts: 7 Location: Sydney, Australia Points: 898 Registration date: 2009-09-06
 | Subject: Removal of Fairing Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:43 pm | |
| Hi I have vibration coming from the fairing on closer inspection noticed that the allen key screw on the left side is not connected in any way can only presume the lug has broken off. Anyone advise on the removal of fairing or any links to photo tutorial have searched youtube to no avail. |
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KurtPerthWA Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts: 848 Age: 62 Location: Belmont, Perth WA Points: 2536 Registration date: 2009-01-19
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:47 pm | |
| Stop riding that scoot on those goat tracks you lot call highways!!!ROFLMAO. There are some photo images on tupperware removal on here somewhere, try the maintenance section. Use the word "removal" in the search field above. |
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DennisB Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts: 2300 Age: 61 Location: Glenpool, Oklahoma Points: 3872 Registration date: 2008-12-28
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:52 pm | |
| Hi, Give this thread a try. http://www.youtube.com/user/HondaSilverWing400 |
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Babylonbouy Scooter Rider

Number of posts: 7 Location: Sydney, Australia Points: 898 Registration date: 2009-09-06
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:56 pm | |
| Thanks Dennis After living in Queensland for a few years then moving to Sydney I do agree that the Sydney roads are no better than goat tracks |
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exavid Silver Wing Rider

Number of posts: 411 Age: 69 Location: Medford, Oregon Points: 1372 Registration date: 2009-07-17
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:17 pm | |
| Good link, looks like someone with experience at it can get a lot of plastic off in twenty minutes. Looks a lot easier than taking the stuff off my Goldwing. |
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jdeereanton Site Admin

Number of posts: 1688 Age: 54 Location: Huntsville, AL Points: 2864 Registration date: 2008-12-24
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:34 am | |
| I am not so mechanically inclined, but with the service manual within easy reach I can actually remove the front cover and attendant pieces in about half an hour.
Removal of body work requires far fewer tools than I expected it would. A good set of hex keys and a #2 and #3 cross tip screwdriver were all I needed.
Mind those push/pull plastic fasteners. _________________ Dale Huntsville, AL
2 x 2005 - Hers & His Boots, socks, underwear, pants, t-shirt, jacket, gloves, & helmet.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jdeereanton
Riding on "Just Basic Shocks" - My shocks, while completely functional, have never even been nominated for an award.
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Cornishman Maxi-Scooter Rider


Number of posts: 181 Age: 58 Location: Wiltshire UK Points: 1244 Registration date: 2009-04-04
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:36 am | |
| I've had this problem on my Silverwing. The tab that the Allen hex bolt fastens to had broken as had the left hand tab near where your left knee will be when riding.
The front fairing comes off fairly easily. Remove the plastic cover between windscreen and headlamp, use a credit card or similar as in the video. Once you have the windscreen off and the black instrument binnacle cover, remove the radiator grille starting with the two plastic plugs situated under the bike. then proceed to remove the fairing.
Repair the tabs and splint them with extra plastic. I found that plastic, square section rain gutter cut to required sizes and shapes works well. Use a dremel multitool grider or similar to rough up the surfaces on splints and inner cover.
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DennisB Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts: 2300 Age: 61 Location: Glenpool, Oklahoma Points: 3872 Registration date: 2008-12-28
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:37 am | |
| Trim Clips - Needed Information.  |
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Opalsboy Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts: 1244 Age: 67 Location: Rison, Arkansas Points: 2553 Registration date: 2009-01-10
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:37 am | |
| Dennis... Good day to you my OK friend. Have you ever taken the front of the scoot off to the extent shown in the YouTube link you mentioned above? Looks fairly simple even for a rambuckous guy like me. In my opionion the only part of the project that is of a nature that someone with NO experience would find challenging are the push/pull trim clips. Someone should locate the guy that came up with that little item and push/pull a couple of the clips up his rectum. Once you hold one of them in your hand and see how they work it is not TOO bad, but to a newbie, they are hair pullers. I was fortunate to have you show me how they work when you put my outlets in. Without you doing that, I would still be trying to get one out. Or, knowing me, the drill would have been put to work. Or if that didn't work, the hammer and chisel. My advice to any new member that wants to do a project like this on your own... use the resources available on this forum. Both written and human resources here can save you a lot of headaches. You will be amazed at how easy some of the projects are with help from our fellow members of this forum. Jeff has the pictorals for a lot of things and Dennis and others have the expertise that we should be paying big bucks for their advice. This is such a great forum. Thank you all for the input you share here. |
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DennisB Silver Wing Guru


Number of posts: 2300 Age: 61 Location: Glenpool, Oklahoma Points: 3872 Registration date: 2008-12-28
 | Subject: Re: Removal of Fairing Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:06 am | |
| Hi Gary, Yes...I have taken the front fairing off my scooter twice now. The last time was to repace it. That was interesting. A person needs to take all the bottom fairing screws out first and don't forget the one, up on the horn bracket. |
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