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Falco Fairing Removal - Voice of experience required.

#1 Post by kaisermuldoon » Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:11 pm

Just to check before anything unwanted surprises me.

In the process of removing the front fairing, once all the screws are removed and headlights disconnected is it simply a case of pulling the fairing/headlight forward over the "air conveyor" tubes?':smt017'

Don't fancy breaking my fairing in two, feels like a bit of a stretch to get it clear.

The Workshop manual of course just states " remove the front part of the fairing together with the headlight and rear view mirrors". Simples
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Re: Falco Fairing Removal - Voice of experience required.

#2 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:26 pm

kaisermuldoon wrote:Just to check before anything unwanted surprises me.

In the process of removing the front fairing, once all the screws are removed and headlights disconnected is it simply a case of pulling the fairing/headlight forward over the "air conveyor" tubes?':smt017'

Don't fancy breaking my fairing in two, feels like a bit of a stretch to get it clear.

The Workshop manual of course just states " remove the front part of the fairing together with the headlight and rear view mirrors". Simples
You will need to completely remove the mirrors.

The headlight is fastened to the fairing, and the air tubes will stay in place when fairing is removed. :smt002
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#3 Post by randomsquid » Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:56 pm

I let the fairing upper sit on the air tubes while I unplug the headlight then stand in front of the bike, gently pull the sides apart and pull. It's pretty straightforward when you do it.
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#4 Post by kaisermuldoon » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:29 pm

randomsquid wrote:I let the fairing upper sit on the air tubes while I unplug the headlight then stand in front of the bike, gently pull the sides apart and pull. It's pretty straightforward when you do it.


Cheers for that, paranoia setting in, I seem to remember the rear bodywork needing similar gentle persuasion to remove. ':smt023'
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:57 pm

The front comes off much more easily than the seat surround.
When everything is unbolted and disconnected, it just pulls away.
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#6 Post by fatboy » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:18 pm

When you take the fairing lowers off give the now exposed lower fasteners (of the upper fairing) good blast of penetrating oil, they are subject to a lot of rain splash ect.
Not complicated at all, 20 to 30 mins work
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#7 Post by randomsquid » Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:17 pm

Also when reassembling if you have an aftermarket belly pan then don't tighten the middle panels fully until you have the belly pan bolts started in their threads. Unless your belly pan fits perfectly. Which mine doesn't.

If you think getting the back end off is a pain in the arse try doing it with the Aprilia pannier frames on.
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#8 Post by Dalemac » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:05 pm

The rear fairing is easy to remove. remove the bolts and pull it off from one side to the other instead of trying to twist it around the back. Took me 5 minutes to do mine the other day.

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#9 Post by D-Rider » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:28 pm

Dalemac wrote:The rear fairing is easy to remove. remove the bolts and pull it off from one side to the other instead of trying to twist it around the back. Took me 5 minutes to do mine the other day.

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We're talking about the front fairing Dale :smt002
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#10 Post by Dalemac » Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:11 am

Seems like people are talking about both....
kaisermuldoon wrote:I seem to remember the rear bodywork needing similar gentle persuasion to remove.
D-Rider wrote:The front comes off much more easily than the seat surround.
randomsquid wrote:If you think getting the back end off is a pain in the arse try doing it with the Aprilia pannier frames on.
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#11 Post by FalcoDaz » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:57 am

Dalemac wrote:The rear fairing is easy to remove. remove the bolts and pull it off from one side to the other instead of trying to twist it around the back. Took me 5 minutes to do mine the other day.

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How about a link to a nice YouTube movie showing how you succeeded? Just a thought.
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#12 Post by D-Rider » Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:58 am

FalcoDaz wrote:
Dalemac wrote:The rear fairing is easy to remove. remove the bolts and pull it off from one side to the other instead of trying to twist it around the back. Took me 5 minutes to do mine the other day.

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How about a link to a nice YouTube movie showing how you succeeded? Just a thought.
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#13 Post by Dalemac » Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:39 pm

FalcoDaz wrote:
Dalemac wrote:The rear fairing is easy to remove. remove the bolts and pull it off from one side to the other instead of trying to twist it around the back. Took me 5 minutes to do mine the other day.

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How about a link to a nice YouTube movie showing how you succeeded? Just a thought.
I've only just put it back on!

Seriously though, just undo all the bolts, not forgetting the ones on the underside. Simply pull the left hand side of the rear fairing out, up and over. It will bend around everything very easily.
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#14 Post by fatboy » Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:48 pm

For the benefit of those that have never removed front or rear plastics,not at all difficult.
Be methodical, look at what fasteners need to be removed,some can only be seen from ground level looking up.
Don't be shy with the can of penetrating oil, nothing needs force to be removed,if it don't want to move then look for the last little bugger you may have overlooked.
If you are pulling the rear seat unit/fairing off, be careful not to dislodge any wiring,there are no spare/redundant connectors under the tail unit ( on a standard loom )
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#15 Post by blinkey501 » Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:07 pm

FalcoDaz wrote:
Dalemac wrote:The rear fairing is easy to remove. remove the bolts and pull it off from one side to the other instead of trying to twist it around the back. Took me 5 minutes to do mine the other day.

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How about a link to a nice YouTube movie showing how you succeeded? Just a thought.

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