Donut
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Before I get medieval on the tank plastics is anyone either local me (Bracknell in Berkshire UK) and able to show me how to remove the plastics around the tank or able to offer advice on their removal.
I've undone/removed the central black plastic strip and removed what I believe to be all the screws on the left hand side (as you sit on the bike), including the ones under the seat and the 1 inboard by the head-stock/radiator but although loose the plastics don't want to come away.
Is there a grommet or two that just need some gentle persuasion to let go with a bit of pulling or am I missing something like having to remove both sides.
As an aside although both screws came out of the seat ok, only the right hand side would go back in straight and I had to run a tap through the thread on the left hand side in order to get the bolt back in at the correct angle. So just a word of warning in case others find the same and risk cross threading the bolt (I did check the thread on the bolt first as easier to replace that, than to drill and re-tap the thread hole in the frame if cross threaded).
Thanks in advance for any/all help.
I've undone/removed the central black plastic strip and removed what I believe to be all the screws on the left hand side (as you sit on the bike), including the ones under the seat and the 1 inboard by the head-stock/radiator but although loose the plastics don't want to come away.
Is there a grommet or two that just need some gentle persuasion to let go with a bit of pulling or am I missing something like having to remove both sides.
As an aside although both screws came out of the seat ok, only the right hand side would go back in straight and I had to run a tap through the thread on the left hand side in order to get the bolt back in at the correct angle. So just a word of warning in case others find the same and risk cross threading the bolt (I did check the thread on the bolt first as easier to replace that, than to drill and re-tap the thread hole in the frame if cross threaded).
Thanks in advance for any/all help.
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