How To Take The Beak Off for Painting?

[RogerJ]

Need some help please. I have removed all of the visible torx fasteners on the beak panel but there is a black plastic "U" shaped piece that attaches to each side of the coloured beak at the sides just under each side of the windscreen. Viewed from underneath there seems to be a thin metal joining connector with prongs that go through the thin metal strip that holds the black plastic portion up against the shiney metallic coloured part of the beak. There also seems also be some type of fastener at the bottom of the black "U" shaped joining piece which fastens at the centreline of the bike and holds the whole beak assembly down.
Does anybody know how to get this beak off safely? And then the shiney newly painted beak back together again? The repair CD I have does not have anything about beak removal. All help from experienced hands much appreciated.

 

[Tricky]

Roger

I'm no grease monkey but recently took the beak and tank top off for a colour change ( ) - The black plastic part that you describe actually stays in place on the bike and once all the torx fasteners are removed the beak just needs unclipping from it. I took the tank top off first.

Once you refasten the petrol cap you can ride the bike as normal without the coloured 'bits' if you want... and it looks kinda mean!!

HTH

 

[Tim Cullis]

The black bit just unsnaps, so pull it up and voila.

Tim

 

[RogerJ]

Thanks for the quick replies Tricky and Zmeagol. Will try to just ease out those little prongy things and leave the centre black section on the bike. Any other wisdom out there?

 

[Tricky]

Thanks for the quick replies Tricky and Zmeagol. Will try to just ease out those little prongy things and leave the centre black section on the bike. Any other wisdom out there?

Yes... go for desert yellow

...and get one of reyno's oil cooler grills

PS sorry just noticed your the other side of the pond

 

[RogerJ]

Tricky....your colour sense if spot on. My first 12GS was desert yellow (fast, enduro colour, conspicuous, etc.). My newest one is now blue (slow, inconspicuous, etc.). Have always had one of Reyno's most excellent grills on my bike. Still pondering final colour choice. Will have to decide sometime today. Hmmmmm.....

 

[Tricky]

Tricky....your colour sense if spot on. My first 12GS was desert yellow (fast, enduro colour, conspicuous, etc.). My newest one is now blue (slow, inconspicuous, etc.). Have always had one of Reyno's most excellent grills on my bike. Still pondering final colour choice. Will have to decide sometime today. Hmmmmm.....

Ha...

I've already made up your mind for you then

Mine now has white indicator lenses, TT steering stop and beak, UKGSer stickers (compulsary) and a single Arky replacement silencer (in the pipeline so to speak )

Where will it all end...