04-23-2018, 12:07 PM
Thanks for the kind words of support. I left work early today (no OT) so I could work on this. If I had known this would be this difficult I would have sold this bike - honestly. I finally got the fender "B" removed and the rear half of the air box. Ended up removing the rear wheel to make it easier to remove the fender (after disconnecting the rear shocks like the manual says). I will have nightmares dreaming of how I will ever get this back together. I don't know how I'll ever reach to the numerous clips and screws to reassembly them - I basically reached in with a long screwdriver to pry some of them off because my hands won't fit. Many of the screws you need to remove are nearly invisible and I had to physical push wires out of the way and look in with a shop light to see them to insert a long screwdriver to reach them. Even with the FSM I am struggling to even find some of the connections! Had to remove the rear engine mount to remove the EVAP canister. I honestly don't know how a mechanic does it. I still have the front air box half to remove, which is attached to the throttle body assembly and they are removed together. I can't even tell you how many wires, hoses, and clips need to be disconnected! Sorry if I sound like a weenie, but life is too short for me to have undertaken a task like this. Maybe if I was able to work on it full time it would be different.