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The assembly including the gear lever can be tucked up out of the way |
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This nut needs to be undone. I think this is the lower engine bolt and it goes right through to the right hand side. Don't undo it yet, the photo is to just show you where it is. |
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Now we go round to the right hand side and remove the RH foot rest assembly. First remove the plastic cover held on by the 2 socket heads indicated by green arrows. Now remove the foot rest assembly by removing the bolts indicated by the red arrows. It's disappointing to see the top bolt corroding after only 4 months from new. |
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This is the end of the through bolt which we will need to hold while we undo the nut on the LH side. |
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Its much easier to get at with the brake pedal out of the way. |
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Much easier with a helper! You can lean over the saddle with one hand to hold the end of the bolt while you undo the nut - I did but it’s a bit of a fiddle. I found that the bolt was loose once the nut was undone (i.e. there was no weight on it) and it was very easy to knock it back into the frame while getting the engine bar into place. You don't need to remove the bolt, just push the protruding thread back to the frame |
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Givi indicates that you should fit the bottom end of the LH engine bar first. This is where its better to have an assistant to keep the bolt in place. However ……. - see next photo. |
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The next step is to undo this bolt. See next photo before proceeding. |
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Again we have a spacer which will drop out if you are not ready to catch it. The next step in the Givi instructions is to fit the spacer and the engine bar with a replacement bolt. In my case, it was very concerned that the bolt was slightly out of alignment and I was in great danger of getting a crossed thread. So I changed the instructions, disengaged the bottom fitting on the previous photo and fitted this bolt first. The bottom fitting was then a real curse as it was slightly out of position. By pushing down hard on the bar, next to the fitting, it eventually went into place. |
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Again we have a spacer which will drop out if you are not ready to catch it. The next step in the Givi instructions is to fit the spacer and the engine bar with a replacement bolt. In my case, it was very concerned that the bolt was slightly out of alignment and I was in great danger of getting a crossed thread. So I changed the instructions, disengaged the bottom fitting on the previous photo and fitted this bolt first. The bottom fitting was then a real curse as it was slightly out of position. By pushing down hard on the bar, next to the fitting, it eventually went into place. |
