Battery

tapper54 · Post by **tapper54** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:50 pm

Hi All,Please tell me i dont have to take the Tank off to get to the Battery & Air filter,Tapper 54.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:54 pm

No you don't

Well OK I lied ... you do, and most of the fairing to get to the battery, air filter... at least the fuses only need most of the fairing

The Teutonic Tangerine · Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:05 pm

Once you have worked out which allen keys and allen screw driver bits to use on the visible and invisible screws once its a doddle (he laughed quietly up his sleeve at this point [smilie=mutley laugh.gif]

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It does get easier which each time you do it just don't force it if te panel won't come off its because there is still one more screw.

Droptarotter · Post by **Droptarotter** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:22 pm

Tapper;

Maybe you should tell us what bike you have!

If you have a 12S, all you have to remove is the seat.

Cheers

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:27 pm

Droptarotter wrote:Tapper;

Maybe you should tell us what bike you have!

If you have a 12S, all you have to remove is the seat.

Cheers

Good point I'd assumed an 11s

tapper54 · Post by **tapper54** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:46 pm

Hi All, Sorry i forgot to mention what bike,its a R 1100 S,

ianbcr · Post by **ianbcr** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:49 pm

the worse ones to get to are the inside ones at the back of the bmw badge,you need a longish allen key and turn the forks opersite ways to get them.but you will find out as you go along.

chris r · Post by **chris r** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:19 pm

Having just replaced my battery, yes, you have to remove both fairing panels , and the air intake, but you don't need to remove the tank. Just remove both bolts on either side of the tank & lift it up about 6" & wedge it up with a piece of wood or something similar.

Half hour job, tops. And thats with making a brew halfway through

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:58 pm

This may be of help.
viewtopic.php?t=11076&highlight=fairing

Hayden · Post by **Hayden** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:48 pm

Bear in mind that even with all the screws out the side fairings `hang` on plastic tabs from the centre panel, its easy if you don`t know, to just tug at the fairings and break the tabs, remember to LIFT the side fairings away not pull sideways....

Steve

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:58 pm

Hinckley man wrote:Bear in mind that even with all the screws out the side fairings `hang` on plastic tabs from the centre panel, its easy if you don`t know, to just tug at the fairings and break the tabs, remember to LIFT the side fairings away not pull sideways....

Steve

Very good point Steve. It's so easy, when re-fitting, to get these tabs 'tucked in' and broken. They're so fragile. Has anyone got a 'pic to illustrate just what they are. I think there's 3 tabs either side(?).