bd43's 07 Headlight Mod Part 2

[nimzotech]

Originally Posted by vinpub

I was stuck at the same spot as you/
Take a look at the service manual for air box removal. Besides all the screws you will have to disconnect the 4 hoses (3 on the back and 1 on the right which is a little hard to get to). You will also have to disconnect a green regulator on the back (right next to the hoses). Then I just lifted the box out - it will pop. In my case I couln't get to the hose on the right so I lifted the box out carefully without jerking it too much and then disconnected the hose on the side. When mounting it back, I connected that hose first and then wriggled the box in place. Just make sure it sits in nice and tight on the air pipes below.
There are screws on the bottom which are hard to get to taht tighten a ring around the 4 pipes underneath. I didnt see them until I poped the box out. The service manual didnt say anything about it, May be if you can get to them and loosen them a turn or so, it will be easier to pop the air box out - that's just a guess. Doesn't seem that it is required as service manual doesnt say anything about them.

What is the best way to remove the hoses? I do not want to make them too loose so that when i plug them back in they will slip out. My mechanic skills are not up to par.

[bikerider]

Very sweet mod. Thank you

[Fred]

Originally Posted by nimzotech

What is the best way to remove the hoses? I do not want to make them too loose so that when i plug them back in they will slip out. My mechanic skills are not up to par.

Use the needle nose pliers to grab the tabs on the hose clamps and squeeze them together. This will loosen the hose clamp and you can then slide it down the hose a bit. Then the rubber hose will slide right off of the nipple

Do the same thing backwards to reassemble. I found that it worked best to work the hoses partway on, then work the airbox down over the throttle bodies, then move the hoses more, then the airbox again, etc until it all settled into place.

Fred

[blueMONday]

Originally Posted by nimzotech

What is the best way to remove the hoses? I do not want to make them too loose so that when i plug them back in they will slip out. My mechanic skills are not up to par.

I did not have any problems removing and reconnecting those hoses under the airbox. I used a standard pliers (long or short nose is okay) to release and reconnect those flat metal clips. What surprise me is the hose coming from the right side under and along the airbox. That hose comes out easily by pulling on it, it reattaches by simply pushing the hose back in. Other than that biker_dude's mod is excellent. I wouldn't even call it a mod since you're not really moding/changing anything that really should have been there in the first place. "Thanks alot Mr. Yamaha"

[nimzotech]

Done at last!


It took me several hours to get this right. I needed the right tools and had to figure out all the necessary bolts, screws, and valves to remove from the air filter box/battery. Then it was the wire assemblies to connect; I made the mistake of connecting the harness to the wrong light - Duh, but I quickly corrected the mistake.

I am proud of this project ;-)

Thank you BD!

[bd43]

hey nimzotech;

I'm glad it worked out for you and everyone else that's tried it. I think it's great because you have to get up close and personal with your bike. What needs to happen in getting this install teaches you to do what you will eventually need to do anyway. That is, get access to the area under the tank, locate the air box because eventually you need to clean or replace the air cleaner, and remove the battery because it won't last forever either.

I personally enjoyed doing this mod to my bike because it did just that. I was so excited with the outcome that I had to share it with everyone. As blueMONday said, Yamaha should have done it anyway.

[Numpty]

I did this mod to my bike a few weeks ago in just over an hour thanks to the very clear post and info sent with the wire assembly from biker_dude. It was my first mod and if every mod is detailed in the same way im sure there will be more to come.

Well done Daryl and many thanks.

[Nelly]

Originally Posted by Numpty

I did this mod to my bike a few weeks ago in just over an hour thanks to the very clear post and info sent with the wire assembly from biker_dude. It was my first mod and if every mod is detailed in the same way im sure there will be more to come.

Well done Daryl and many thanks.

you can defo do mine mate lol, what year is your bike again?

[Numpty]

Originally Posted by perryn

you can defo do mine mate lol, what year is your bike again?

05 you bloody goldfish

Not a problem mate just need to set a date

[Nelly]

Originally Posted by Numpty

05 you bloody goldfish

Not a problem mate just need to set a date

you can defo do mine mate lol, what year is your bike again?