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    Default Handlebar cover removal

    I’m trying to remove the handlebar cover (had to yank out the cable for the frunk from the ignition as I locked my key in the frunk this morning) and now I can seem to get to the two middle and bottom bolts.
    It’s impossible to get in there! Are special tools needed? Or am I just missing something?

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    Very Active Member Chupaca's Avatar
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    Default Little checking

    Just went out to check on my RS...they are 8mm bolts and there are six of them. Small socket, extension and ratchet will get them but you have to turn the bars all the way to one side then the other. I cut one end off the cover to fit some light switches but now can't remember if I took it apart or not....be sure to cover all the holes around your work if those bolts get loose they will fall down there never to be found....

    20160418_115707.jpg pretty sure I took it apart bit of a chore to get those little bolts back in...
    Last edited by Chupaca; 10-24-2017 at 12:22 AM.
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    Thank you Chupaca!

    I will need to buy a small set then as the one I have doesn't get there!

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    Yup lots one bolt already��
    How do I get the ignition key cap off of the handlebar cover?

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    On my RT that ignition key cap comes off by turning it anti-clockwise. I used one of my wife's rubber jar opener sheets for a good grip and it's about an eighth turn.
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