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How do i take off the gage cluster on the front of the bike. it is fully dressed.

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I don't know what type of fairing you've got, so I can't address that issue - but once you get it out of the way, you first need to unscrew the tach and speedo cables from the backs of the units. If your headlight is still installed in the stock headlamp shell, remove it by unscrewing the three screws (one @12o-clock, and two others each at 4 o-clock and 8 o-clock). Now take out the two bolts on either side of the headlight shell which attach it to the chrome fork ears and push the shell down, out of the way.
There are two nuts on the bottom of the instrument cluster bracket, just to either side of the ignition switch, that attach it to the upper triple clamp. With these nuts removed, carefully unplug the large white plastic connector at the base of the ignition switch. Follow the wires that go from the instrument cluster and idiot-light assembly down into the headlight shell and unplug them. Now have a beer, you're done.

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