Hey gang, was checking if my bike hyper-flashed with only rear LED bulbs (it did
), and decided to try the feature that if you raise your screen, turn ignition off, and hit the screen switch, it stops the auto-retract (it works). In fact, you can operate the windscreen during the 5-sec KIPASS timer, so if you hit the 'up' button, you can raise it all the way again, and it stays there (awesome). Anyway, when I raised the screen, it made a horrible plastic noise. Went to investigate, and the moron tech who built my bike forced the left side of the body-colored panel under the black trim, in the arm's way. For what I could tell, no tabs were broken. And then, also noticed BOTH mirrors were not inserted into the body-colored panel underneath them, leaving a big gap, and not flush with the body-colored panel. All you need to do to fix it is remove the top pieces (where the storage compartment is), which requires removing the top black plastic tank cover. Then completely loosen the 3 mirror nuts and wiggle it until it snaps inside the body-colored panel. I also found the right mirror was quite loose, and noticed it vibrated on the highay ride home. Both are rock-solid now.
All the techs have to do is put the mirrors and screen, and can't even do it right. Oh, and the battery, where this guy rounded one of the bolts, routed the battery wrong, messed all 3 grommets, and terminals were loose, causing bike not to fast-idle. I'm used to this because have NEVER had a bike properly assembled, and I've bought over a dozen new bikes over the years. At least the front wheel and brakes come assembled, so no surprises with loose calipers and axle bolts (also got stranded another time on the way home due to completely loose battery terminals)
. If you have this, need to reverse it asap to avoid permanent panel damage. Mine looks good, fortunately. Oh, and fairing bolts were super loose; check them too. Hope this helps.
