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945 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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944 viewsLooking under the engine from the front left side, shows the cable coming down from the left side and across the bottom of the engine to mount on the starter, 180-degrees from the OEM mounting.
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939 viewsThe red line is the OEM cable that goes from the positive battery terminal to the top post on the starter relay.
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934 viewsThe red line shows the new Motolectric cable is securely zip-tied to keep it from rubbing on the engine.
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After...931 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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930 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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The necessary bits926 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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911 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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907 viewsOutboard slider side of seat.
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906 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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905 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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903 viewsThe black float is at the top of the sender assembly.
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898 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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897 viewsVisor up.
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894 viewsChin bar all the way back.
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879 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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