Very true! I do have pictures of the plugs and wires if that will help? I should have taken the time to do an article on the bar swap but.......
Here is a short list of the steps that I took though.
Cover all paint especially the front fender with a blanket.
Remove windshield and place it in a safe location.
Remove 4 screws holding the front side of the faring on. Two are up on the back of the faring and two are under the triple tree.
Remove the outer fairing (help from the wife is good here) unplug the headlight bulbs from their sockets. Don't touch them!
Remove the upper two screws from the side of the forks (holds the signals on)
Loosen but do not remove the lower two.
Remove the brake and clutch handle bar assemblies and tie them to the mirrors on the fairing.
Remove the switch cover by inserting the key and turning all the way to the left and pushing up in the little tab sticking down under the switch. The switch will come off.
Remove the cover below this by the two screws, one on each side and the nut below the afore mentioned switch cover. Keep the washers in correct order for reassembly.
Now, I moved the inner fairing forward by spreading the framework slightly, so the mounts (steel) will move just past the mounting position. It does not take much, so don't overdo it!
You should have access to all four clamp bolts now. Do NOT loosen them yet!
Unplug all wires going to the bars from the front. Take the pictures now!
Go get wife again so she can hold the bars while you loosen the clamp bolts. If you loosen the bolts without the wife holding the bars chipped paint on the tank could result in lots of bad words!
Get the bars out away from paint! (No, I did not scratch mine but I could see what would happen)
Mark the plugs by wrapping painters tape around them and marking what wires are where.
Take more pictures!
Now the fun begins.
Remove the back of the plug. It has two tabs on either side. Slide it back on the wires.
Remove the orange seal and move it back on the wires.
Now, you are left with the outer plug and the white plastic internal.
Here is where I had problems. Nowhere did I see where anyone had mentioned that the white insert was held by locking tabs. They are on both sides and can be released by pushing a small screwdriver in from the back side on both sides of the plug. I know, pictures would be good here but I had both hands and feet busy (had to hold the bars in my lap)
Once you get the locks released, use needle nosed pliers to pull the white insert free.
Now release each wire by inserting a small screwdriver in the front of the plug and pushing a tab up above each wire and pulling the wire out from the back.
Pulling the wire bundles out of the bars is pretty straight forward.
Putting them back in is also pretty easy. The right side is pretty busy. I used a lead wire and taped the others to it then added a very slight dab of wire pulling lube that I had here already.
Now, putting those "douche" connectors back is tedious.
You will have to be patient, follow your diagram, and you will be ok.
One thing to remember is that those little pins are oriented with the shoulder out and the pin closer to the center of the plug. You will understand when you work with them.
I did the six pin first and worked up to the 12 pin connectors.
Once you get that white insert back in your home free!! ....now for the others!!
I hope some of this helps and good luck!
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