I share this only in as much as I wanted to take the top panel that goes over the tank on my 850 GSA off. Why? Simply to run a power lead up to the XT navigation device which I want to mount on an aftermarket BMW ‘emergency services’ bar I have installed above the clocks.
There are only four screws that hold the panel on. What I did find was that the cover was a very tight interference fit. I could get the lower (seat) end of the panel to pop off but the front end is really tight. So much so that I was wondering if somewhere there was some additional screws I had somehow missed. Reluctant to just pull at it and possibly break something off, I stopped until I could find a guide on YouTube. Oddly, there wasn’t so much out there but I did find this video which, if I understand it correctly, confirms that (once the four screws are removed) it really is just a tug to get it off.
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That the video also shows how to remove the fuel tank and how get at the spark plugs is just a bonus.
The bloke goes on a bit but you can just say, “Skip a bit, brother” (Monty Python style) and hit the fast forward.
There are only four screws that hold the panel on. What I did find was that the cover was a very tight interference fit. I could get the lower (seat) end of the panel to pop off but the front end is really tight. So much so that I was wondering if somewhere there was some additional screws I had somehow missed. Reluctant to just pull at it and possibly break something off, I stopped until I could find a guide on YouTube. Oddly, there wasn’t so much out there but I did find this video which, if I understand it correctly, confirms that (once the four screws are removed) it really is just a tug to get it off.
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That the video also shows how to remove the fuel tank and how get at the spark plugs is just a bonus.
The bloke goes on a bit but you can just say, “Skip a bit, brother” (Monty Python style) and hit the fast forward.