I have an '09 SERG. The first time I took it off I had big issues getting back on. I called Twolanerider Don and picked his brain a bit. But the problem was a misplaced harness that was stopping the reinstall.
I too found it easier to see the top clips in place with the windshield off on reinstall.
Like someone said, there's a touch you acquire.
I had installed my new J&M 7.25" speakers on Saturday afternoon and buttoned everything up. My wife and rode to meet friends for the evening at a local pub. It was about 9:30 pm when the party broke up. There were eight of us and they all walked us up onto the brick street where I was parked under an old tyme not so bright sidewalk streetlight. We got our helmets on and fired the beast up. What I notice right away was no headlights. I had forgotten to plug back in the headlight wiring harness and plugs. The only way to plug them in is to pull the outer fairing off for access.
Damn.....
I used my little SERG tool kit and under poor lighting and 15 to 20 minutes later we were on our way with headlights.
I would NOT recommend to anyone doing that, but despite the "help" of several drunk buddies, it still turned out okay.
The only complaint I have, and it's probably the same with a batwing, is the narrow black trim between the two halves.
So after a conservative guess of probably 10 to 12 fairing removals, it's really no big deal. When at home I always remove the windshield first, it really helps. I think it was blind luck and the need to impress my buds that I pulled off that near darkness removal/reinstall so quickly.
By the way, I've never lost a windshield rubber mushroom nut and I still have all the original nuts in use.
In this case practice makes a big difference.
Good luck and don't chuck a potential RG because of the fear of the fairing.