[AyeKay]

Wow, So I'm in the process of doing my first oil change, and them fairings are son of a bitches.

The only problem is the god-damn clips, they just kept snapping one by one ; in particular the three on the bottom.

Luckily the last two clips ( the ones inside) popped right off.

Grr, im just glad this thing is finally off now I can change the oil. :twofinger

 

[gsxr600ls1]

take your time it not hard at all to take them off, its putting them back on that sucks

 

[AyeKay]

Im all done now, I was just having trouble with those black clips, a few of them broke off...

Kinda pointless thread I know but just wanted to vent. :infrandom

 

[Tripsrad83]

Either that or treat your self to some quick release fairing bolts?

 

[Tripsrad83]

Oh and try using a small electricians screwdriver, put it in the little gap then a swift knock will pop her right out!

 

[AyeKay]

Oh and try using a small electricians screwdriver, put it in the little gap then a swift knock will pop her right out!

Thanks for the tip, sounds like that would do the trick.

 

[bigdaddynorm]

Either that or treat your self to some quick release fairing bolts?

+1 thats easiest especially to take back apart again:thumbup:

 

[350gt]

Oh and try using a small electricians screwdriver, put it in the little gap then a swift knock will pop her right out!

+2 makes it so much easier.......Just wait to you have to remove the pop rivets, talk about a pita..

 

[yellow&black04]

not sure why you think its a pain in the ass:headscrat

its probably one of the easiest things to do on a bike other then add oil or gas

 

[BallHawk3]

Your prob not removing them correctly.

Go by a shop and see if their willing to show you. Their a breeze. Ones on the bottom tend to be a little harder to take off, most of them you need a flat head.

Be thankful you don't have an 08 or 09 600/750. The 3 pins on the bottom front of the fairing are a bitch!

 

[jasonbw]

be thankful they're kinda difficult to remove, imagine all the theft if it was a walk-up, dzus clip undo and walk away !

 

[twotownes831]

if u ask me, its P.E.T.A thats the pita :lol::laughingr:laughingr:laughingr:laughingr:laughingr:funny:

 

[Mister Tee]

If you thing gsxr fairings are a PITA to remove, I invite you to work on my BMW. It took me two motherfucking hours to get to the point where I could get to the air filter!

 

[Tripsrad83]

I know it kinda sucks, but rewarding in the end. But if it was all so easy we'd all be mechanics charging the earth to do little jobs!!:lol:

 

[crank73]

yea i tried taking my left side off. i had all the screws out. had the bottom two out.the one in the middle came out easy i broke the small one one the side. what i cant figure out is how y get to the two on the inside up top near the front. thats as far as i got with it. ill try again later its time far a oil change yet.im thinking of getting a service manual. to see if it has a little more detail than the owners manual. every one says its easy i guss once u do it then u understand just the first time it sucks

 

[whatsagixer]

i dont take my fairing off when doing an oil change..its not necessary.

 

[crank73]

then how do u get to ur oil filter.

 

[JETMECHANIC]

I just reach in from the right hand side and unscrew it.:thumbup:

 

[tatsu]

I did a oil/filter change today on my k8 1000, SOOOOOOOOO easy!!! at least compared to my 05 600...that was a PITA!. my 06 750 was in the middle of being a bugger. But man.. my 1k was 3 screws and 3 plastic clips. oil and filter change in about 45 min and i took my time (had breakfast in the middle)

Only problem i had was either my bike punched me in the face or i head butted it. (the drain plug was crazy tight and i put to much weight on it....then it let go!) took a small bolt to the chin and cut me open...grrr. I would have punched it back if it wasnt so pretty and costly

When i did my first oil change on my 05 600 though. it was like 3 hours for that (those stupid 100 clips!!) then almost another 3 to check the air filter and tighten the chain. (What the heck is holding this air box together !?!?!?!?!lol) took about 3.5 hours still the 2nd time to do all that and i thought things went well.

 

[bruisedk7]

When I put my frame sliders I followed the directions in the owners manual and it was pretty easy but took the tail apart to get to the stupid license plate light connecter that was I bit of a pain