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    Default Is Maintenance Access any easier on an F3S?

    Every time I have to make even a minor repair to my wife's RTL, I have to remove a minimum of seven pieces of plastic first. Now she wants me to buy my own cycle. Is the F3S any easier to access?
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    The F3S engine is much easier to access. Changing oil is also a breeze compared to the RT.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JKMSPYDER View Post
    The F3S engine is much easier to access. Changing oil is also a breeze compared to the RT.
    I agree. I have had both and the F3 is a piece of cake.



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    I can strip most of the covers off my F3-S in about 15 minutes. It is so easy I have taken the covers off to keep from scratching them when working on it.

    Even the rear fender is a breeze. Take out two bolts and pivot it stright up on the other two. Tire will roll right out from under.
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    Our 2023 RT is much easier to get at the oil filter when changing oil. One little panel comes off easily to get to the filter.
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    Thank you to everyone who replied. I'm not so anxious now.
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    I find the more you do it the easier it gets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chipveres View Post
    Every time I have to make even a minor repair to my wife's RTL, I have to remove a minimum of seven pieces of plastic first. Now she wants me to buy my own cycle. Is the F3S any easier to access?



    ~~~~strictly speaking for myself- If I based my buying decision on how easy something is to service, I’d still be riding Moto Guzzis. Others may have better and different ideas


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