I think i can help you here seeings i hit a deer the other morning and that very plastic piece was the only real damage apart from bent back rear crash bar and bent aux light bracket. So you will access the screws by removing the speaker and the others are at the front, there is also a push button thingy which pushes into a grommet.
Hope this helps you, and thanks for the next project.

 

Well, that is going above and beyond for an answer
Thanks

 

Good to know @Swerve2850 for the future, but sorry to hear the reason for you finding out. I'm hoping your OK

 

I'm fine other than a huge bruise on my leg from the tank slapper i had trying successfully i might add to save the bike.

 

Great question and great reply! Has anyone taken the trouble to remove the wind deflectors for more airflow in warm weather? Is it worth the effort?

 

Waste of time once you go past 90°, the wind chill goes the other way it gets warmer.

 

It is a lot of work to get the deflectors off for a mild improvement. Just remember those deflectors DO work in the cold, so you have to put them back on in the Fall. 8-(

 

Thank you to all who replied. I'm not going to bother removing them.

 

Of all the high tech methods for staying cool, nothing I've tried beats the tried and true method of removing your helmt, buying water (ice cold or room temp, up to you), and slowly pouring enough of it over your head so that it runs all the way down into your boots. Drink a little, pour a little, but soak yourself thoroughly. Once you're riding again, for 30 minutes you'll have delightful a/c. The next 30 minutes will still be pleasant, but after a full hour you'll need to do it all over again. You can ride through the hottest weather with this technique so long as you don't run out of water.

 

Yeah, it works, but watering down every 30 minutes kinda takes the fun out of the ride

A guy I ride with, built himself an electric refrigeration unit that fits in a saddlebag. It attaches to one of those jackets with water tubes running through it. He says that it works very well. That's one way to eliminate the every 30-minute stops

 

Yeah, it works, but watering down every 30 minutes kinda takes the fun out of the ride

Not to quibble, but only once every hour. (30 minutes of staying cool, 30 minutes of slowly warming back up again.)

Personally, once I start to really feel the heat, I'd do it every 15 minutes if I had to. My priorities change real quick when I get uncomfortable, LOL.

Take it easy,

Rick

 

I've used Sedici Cooling Vest during my last track day at Buttonwillow in Central California in September in 110+ degrees and it worked quite well, but yes, you have to resoak it every 30 minutes or so.
Sedici Cooling WP Vest - Cycle Gear

 

My LD comfort shirt and head wrap soaked, under my perforated leathers, would last maybe two hours and was very comfy. Reducing airflow to just the right amount is key actually. Buddy on a bike with small fairing, in mesh sedici suit and a cooling vest got much shorter cycles.