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Old June 17th, 2013, 02:01 PM   #1
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Rivet instead of screw on fairing?

Sorry about the newb. How do I remove this rivet, all fairing vids on YouTube show it as a screw not a plastic rivet..
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Old June 17th, 2013, 02:08 PM   #3
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You push the center part in till it clicks.
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Old June 17th, 2013, 02:19 PM   #6
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You push the center part in till it clicks.
I tried in and out, neither working.. I think it's because there is also rubber behind it so its too tight even when 'unlocked' ... Should there be rubber behind it? Some of the other similar ones don't have it.
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I tried in and out, neither working.. I think it's because there is also rubber behind it so its too tight even when 'unlocked' ... Should there be rubber behind it? Some of the other similar ones don't have it.
After it is unlocked, try using some flat tool to pry it out.
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Old June 17th, 2013, 02:45 PM   #9
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Old June 17th, 2013, 02:52 PM   #10
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I think it is a [ you ] type tag... You'll get used to it, and then start ignoring it.

The little clips on mine do not go into rubber, there are 3 on each side of the front splash shield and hold plastic to plastic in the front of the side fairings.

Yes, you click them IN and then pry/pull them out. To reinstall, just push the middle tab back out all the way.
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AHHH, I just figured it out.

Someone put that in the wrong place. That is the upper of 2 bolt locations that hold the side fairing to the front fairing. There is a wellnut behind there that should get an allen-headed bolt with clear plastic washer.
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Old June 17th, 2013, 03:24 PM   #12
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AHHH, I just figured it out.

Someone put that in the wrong place. That is the upper of 2 bolt locations that hold the side fairing to the front fairing. There is a wellnut behind there that should get an allen-headed bolt with clear plastic washer.
Yup, I see the three push rivets on the underside which pushed in and then popped out easily, although there was only 1 on each side, and then the place that attaches side fairing to front fairing should be 2 screws with plastic washers, but all 4 are these pop rivets (prob the missing 4 from the underside) the last person to do the fairings really ****ed up the reinstall... Now I'll need 4 screws, plastic washers and wellnuts, plus 6 more pop rivets since all the ones in the rubber broke on removal.

At least I know my buzzing probably came somewhere from one of these 8 incorrect fasteners.
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Now to figure out where the problem with the headlight is..
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Old June 18th, 2013, 06:42 AM   #14
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Yup, I see the three push rivets on the underside which pushed in and then popped out easily, although there was only 1 on each side, and then the place that attaches side fairing to front fairing should be 2 screws with plastic washers, but all 4 are these pop rivets (prob the missing 4 from the underside) the last person to do the fairings really ****ed up the reinstall... Now I'll need 4 screws, plastic washers and wellnuts, plus 6 more pop rivets since all the ones in the rubber broke on removal.

At least I know my buzzing probably came somewhere from one of these 8 incorrect fasteners.
PO's...

You can get a windscreen bolt replacement kit that will have all that in it already. I think a 6-pack was $14.99 at Cycle Gear.
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To remove push the center in. I used an allen key for no good reason other than it was hard:




Then pry it out with a flat head screw driver if it's stuck:


To re-install, pull the top part out and snap it all back together:




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Old June 18th, 2013, 10:28 AM   #16
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To remove push the center in. I used an allen key for no good reason other than it was hard:

To re-install, pull the top part out and snap it all back together:
Thanks for the handy guide...turns out I was doing it right all along and the ones on the underside came out no problem, as they should.

The reason I had difficulty/was unsure I was doing it right was because 4 of them were inserted where there should have been screws into wellnuts... So these were sticking into wellnuts and even after popping in were impossible to pull out without breaking them.
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Old June 18th, 2013, 10:29 AM   #17
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You can get a windscreen bolt replacement kit that will have all that in it already. I think a 6-pack was $14.99 at Cycle Gear.
PO's?

Thanks.. Will it have the rivets too? I've only got 1 kawi dealer anywhere near me which probably won't have them in stock... How hard are these to find online? You know where I can find part numbers?
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If you have the 6 that go in the lower/under fairing, that's all you need for black push-in clips.

The windscreen bolt kit will come with bolts, washers and new wellnuts. Way cheaper than piecing it together, IMHO.

For any/all of it, you could always go through Ron Ayers...
92039A for the black plastic rivets
http://www.ronayers.com/Cowling-Lowers--C236764.aspx
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If you have the 6 that go in the lower/under fairing, that's all you need for black push-in clips.

The windscreen bolt kit will come with bolts, washers and new wellnuts. Way cheaper than piecing it together, IMHO.

For any/all of it, you could always go through Ron Ayers...
92039A for the black plastic rivets
http://www.ronayers.com/Cowling-Lowers--C236764.aspx
All 6 rivets were still on the bike, but the 4 in the wrong spot, that pushed through wellnuts had to be broken to be removed. So I need those too. Thanks for the link.
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Old June 19th, 2013, 03:09 PM   #21
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The windscreen bolt kit will come with bolts, washers and new wellnuts. Way cheaper than piecing it together, IMHO.
You weren't kidding...for 2 of the big rivets, 6 of the push rivets and 4 of the screw/washer/wellnut combos it is $65.04 at the dealer.
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You know where I can find this kit? Can't find it on ron ayers...
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I think I'll just order this and have some spare parts.

http://www.amazon.com/Kawasaki-Motor...+fairing+bolts
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I think I'll just order this and have some spare parts.

http://www.amazon.com/Kawasaki-Motor...+fairing+bolts

With that kit from Amazon you'll have parts you really don't need and can't use.

Better alternatives.
http://www.cyclegear.com/CycleGear/A.../p/38071_50207

http://www.cyclegear.com/CycleGear/A.../p/37859_59409


http://www.boltmotorcyclehardware.co...ke-rivets.html

http://www.boltmotorcyclehardware.co...fasteners.html
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Old June 21st, 2013, 09:52 AM   #25
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What a tease...

The bolt hardware one is perfect... $14 for everything I need. Unfortunately.. $19.95 to ship to Canada... The cyclegear is $22 for everything I need... $24.99 to ship to Canada... So I'm back up to $40+ for either...

I'll probably order these to my grandmas house in Lockport, NY for next time I take everything off as I won't be riding there for at least a few weeks...in the meantime, I've found the wellnuts, washers and bolts (except it's a phillips not hex) at lowes for about $15 and another few bucks for similar sized rivets, just with a different look.. I'll probably go with those for now so I can put it back together and ride...
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Thanks for the tip on the windscreen bolt kit.. Royal distributing really needs to make their site more google friendly, but I managed to find them manually going through the catalogue and its only $10 and 10 minutes down the road!

http://www.royaldistributing.com/Cat...ng-Fall/m/#330

They also have ATV rivets, so they probably have the ones I need too, just don't have time to look ATM.

http://www.royaldistributing.com/Cat...r/page199.html
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Thanks for the tip on the windscreen bolt kit.. Royal distributing really needs to make their site more google friendly, but I managed to find them manually going through the catalogue and its only $10 and 10 minutes down the road!

http://www.royaldistributing.com/Cat...ng-Fall/m/#330

They also have ATV rivets, so they probably have the ones I need too, just don't have time to look ATM.

http://www.royaldistributing.com/Cat...r/page199.html
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