Changing Windscreen DIY
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yeah.
step 1: take it to the dealer
step 2: pay the dealer
step 3: have a cold one and laugh about how easy that was
step 1: take it to the dealer
step 2: pay the dealer
step 3: have a cold one and laugh about how easy that was
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Lame... This is a PITA.... but come on.... Dealer job?? Hah....
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yeah you can do it yourself but I see you didn't post instructions.....
at this time in my life I am just not into p'sita.... I'll change the oil and lube and adjust the chain. past that, how much money do you want to do it for me? I have other things to do besides jack with tiny screws.
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proper way is to remove the front fairing as the bottom two screws are hard to access......
but you can still install it without removing the fairing if you are careful and creative. The screws are anchored by rubber well nuts. This is what makes it hard to change the screen. You need to be able to hold the well nuts in place in order to thread the screw...problem is they fall behind the dash if you aren't careful. Long hemostats work well....or you can carefully bend the fairing and still hold it with your fingers (pita though....and you need to be very careful not to snap the fairing)...or you can superglue the well nuts to the screen on the bottom before replacing it.
It's really not a dealer job unless you want to be laughed at by them...just a PITA job is all.
but you can still install it without removing the fairing if you are careful and creative. The screws are anchored by rubber well nuts. This is what makes it hard to change the screen. You need to be able to hold the well nuts in place in order to thread the screw...problem is they fall behind the dash if you aren't careful. Long hemostats work well....or you can carefully bend the fairing and still hold it with your fingers (pita though....and you need to be very careful not to snap the fairing)...or you can superglue the well nuts to the screen on the bottom before replacing it.
It's really not a dealer job unless you want to be laughed at by them...just a PITA job is all.
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maybe they laugh at you in Longview/Kilgore area but here they say, thanks for coming back and giving us more money. being laughed at is the last thing I worry about in life.
I'd rather tune the ecu or pull the motor in a race car and rebuild it than change a windscreen. it's a nuisance and gives very little return.
I'd rather tune the ecu or pull the motor in a race car and rebuild it than change a windscreen. it's a nuisance and gives very little return.
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I wasn't being serious...I'm sure no dealer would laugh at you (at least not to your face).
In all honesty though...it's easier than changing the oil.
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I hear ya. I ride around with my puig on and I look at it and I think, why did I even do this? it doesn't do anything. even though I always put them on my sport bikes, lol.
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I changed mine by just bending the fairing and dropping the wellnuts 500 times and retrieving them.....finally got it.
Long hemostats would have made it much quicker. Most medical suppy stores or even reptile stores (use them to feed snakes as well) should have them.
Long hemostats would have made it much quicker. Most medical suppy stores or even reptile stores (use them to feed snakes as well) should have them.
It is a DIY job.
The proper procedure is to take the entire front fairing off... Skip that step and go with the following:
1. Remove stock windscreen, paying close attention to the botton two screws which are attached with rubber well nuts... They need to be re-used so don't drop them down into the fairing. (NOTE: Mirrors have to be removed as well)
2. Put a small dab of Dollar store Superglue (just to hold in place for installation) on to each of the rubber well nuts that go on the bottom portion of the windscreen (Saves from having to use hemostat, should you not have them laying around).
3. Place rubber well nuts into place on the bottom of the screen making sure that they actually line up with the hole correctly in the windscreen.
4. Mount windscreen and mirrors and install the screws and nuts once again. Pay careful attention that when you are installing the mirrors that the rubber gasket is installed back in place correctly. (NOTE: The mirrors are, IMO, the hardest part of the install).
It is literally a 10-15 minute job in toatl if you are taking your time. Also, when you do it... Take pictures and get a DIY going for the forum!
For me, it has to be really worth the ride out to my dealer to ask them to do anything. They are an hour away from me and require the bike for the day. I only give them the business I have to... Which so far, is only service note/recall work and the first service.
The proper procedure is to take the entire front fairing off... Skip that step and go with the following:
1. Remove stock windscreen, paying close attention to the botton two screws which are attached with rubber well nuts... They need to be re-used so don't drop them down into the fairing. (NOTE: Mirrors have to be removed as well)
2. Put a small dab of Dollar store Superglue (just to hold in place for installation) on to each of the rubber well nuts that go on the bottom portion of the windscreen (Saves from having to use hemostat, should you not have them laying around).
3. Place rubber well nuts into place on the bottom of the screen making sure that they actually line up with the hole correctly in the windscreen.
4. Mount windscreen and mirrors and install the screws and nuts once again. Pay careful attention that when you are installing the mirrors that the rubber gasket is installed back in place correctly. (NOTE: The mirrors are, IMO, the hardest part of the install).
It is literally a 10-15 minute job in toatl if you are taking your time. Also, when you do it... Take pictures and get a DIY going for the forum!
For me, it has to be really worth the ride out to my dealer to ask them to do anything. They are an hour away from me and require the bike for the day. I only give them the business I have to... Which so far, is only service note/recall work and the first service.
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I'm sure there are likely better ways. I used the method I had available to me
Although the Hemostat is a great idea as well... If only I had thought of it, I would have taken mine out of my fishing tacklebox. Superglue is in the garage tool cabinet... In case I have to glue myself closed from any cut I give myself.
My kids are so use to me getting cut up that it is known that I didn't work hard enough if I'm not bleeding.
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I'm sure there are likely better ways. I used the method I had available to me
Although the Hemostat is a great idea as well... If only I had thought of it, I would have taken mine out of my fishing tacklebox. Superglue is in the garage tool cabinet... In case I have to glue myself closed from any cut I give myself.
My kids are so use to me getting cut up that it is known that I didn't work hard enough if I'm not bleeding.
Lets hope you dont need to top up your oil at some point and use vegetable oil as that's available to you...
Lets hope you dont need to top up your oil at some point and use vegetable oil as that's available to you...
WHAT!?!?!? You mean I cannot do that???? Uh oh!!! I though that oil is oil, right? It also matches the colour of the clutch and brake fluid, so you know... It matched, so I went with it!!
I also need to figure out the tire situation, these stock tires are so slippery and don't stick to anything. I should try some of the Michelins or Dunlops or something. They should stick to the road better, I hear how great they are all the time... I just hope that my Armour-All keeps them as shiny and new looking as these terrible Pirelli's on the bike now!
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What type of tool is used for these screws? Looks like a very small allen key?
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1 i dont understand the super glue. you cant super glue the grommet to the wind screen because then you cant get the windscreen in place. so basically you are telling me you are superglueing the grommet to the fairing.
2 this is for sure a diy job. ive done mine myself and changing the wind screen again for a second time shortly. i have taken the nose off 3x for various reasons and guess what first time took 90 min now i can do it in 20 min. just go slow .
3 i bought forceps for my next windscreen change as i am not going to glue the grommets to the fairing.
2 this is for sure a diy job. ive done mine myself and changing the wind screen again for a second time shortly. i have taken the nose off 3x for various reasons and guess what first time took 90 min now i can do it in 20 min. just go slow .
3 i bought forceps for my next windscreen change as i am not going to glue the grommets to the fairing.
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