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913 viewsThe red line shows the Motolectric cable going down the left side of the engine and then under the horizontal cylinder.
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904 viewsThe red line shows the new Motolectric cable is securely zip-tied to keep it from rubbing on the engine.
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898 viewsI put a yard stick inbetween the gaps to show the distance of the tank to the ground. Just under 5" (five inches). That's pretty good space and if you get a leg stuck it could save that as well.
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After...896 viewsNow the gauge faces upward a little bit more thus allowing the rider (me) to view them better. A more direct, heads-on view.
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890 viewsRemove the 10mm bolt from the rear, right side of the expansion tank. Note that in this picture the drain hose has been disconnected.
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The necessary bits889 viewsThe two black oval pieces are the lowering mounts. A 4mm Allen head wrench is for the shown M6 x 1.00 x 12mm stainless steel screws and, of course, thread locker.
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877 views(This is a copy of the last picture but the disassembly is the opposite of the assembly :-) ) Unbend the tabs surrounding the retaining nut and remove the nut. Grab the top of the sender assembly and pull the tube away from the top. This will expose the float and wires.
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873 viewsOutboard slider side of seat.
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873 viewsThe black float is at the top of the sender assembly.
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869 viewsVisor up.
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866 viewsRemove the stock bolts using a 5mm Allen wrench. Keep the stock bolts because you use them to remount the gauges to the lowering brackets.
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864 viewsChin bar all the way back.
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861 viewsYup, ya gotta rip the bed up as part of the removal process. It's held down very well with long staples. Bed can be removed through the hole in the roof. So, after the Riviera is re-installed and screwed down, the bed bottom goes in last and is stapled down.
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843 viewsStock bulb, parking light mode.
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839 viewsThe bed is held in by loooong staples. Simply puuuuuull up on it to rip it free. It's in there quite well!
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