2015+ road glide inner fairing removal
#11
09-05-2018, 09:13 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
I reckon it's like that old parable about if you want to feed a guy for a day, give him a fish. If you want to feed him for a lifetime, teach him how to fish!
The way I see it, on a more direct level, I have gone out and ponied up the bucks...sometimes a LOT of bucks...to get the manual for most every piece of rolling stock that I've owned. This is MY responsibility if I decide to wrench on a machine. I figger it's not my...or your...or her...or his responsibility to go into that manual or use information that I've gained the hard way because someone else is too lazy, cheap, or irresponsible to invest in information that I've invested in.
That said, there are exceptions. The beauty of a forum is to share information that falls between the cracks. Sometimes, a guy might get a bike, immediately order the FSM, and need some poop while waiting for it. Personally, I'm ok with that.
Now, that might seem pretty 'one way' to a lotta folks, and others might want to be the Shell Answer Man. But since you put it out there, here's my opinion
I'll bet I'm not the only one feels that way.
The way I see it, on a more direct level, I have gone out and ponied up the bucks...sometimes a LOT of bucks...to get the manual for most every piece of rolling stock that I've owned. This is MY responsibility if I decide to wrench on a machine. I figger it's not my...or your...or her...or his responsibility to go into that manual or use information that I've gained the hard way because someone else is too lazy, cheap, or irresponsible to invest in information that I've invested in.
That said, there are exceptions. The beauty of a forum is to share information that falls between the cracks. Sometimes, a guy might get a bike, immediately order the FSM, and need some poop while waiting for it. Personally, I'm ok with that.
Now, that might seem pretty 'one way' to a lotta folks, and others might want to be the Shell Answer Man. But since you put it out there, here's my opinion
I'll bet I'm not the only one feels that way.
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#12
09-05-2018, 09:29 PM
Of course you feel this way. It's how the forums are going these days. Today it's more about telling everyone what YOU do or won't do, correcting peoples input, getting into arguments over nothing, etc... yet we still have a few members like Vernal who will put a traveler up for a night in his house and post pages straight from the manuals to help others out. My kinda guy, and exactly what this place used to be well before say 2013....when people who care more about how much manuals cost started joining and sharing their precious thoughts instead of helping members out. Not my kinda crowd I guess. Oh well. I'm still here and will probably still be here helping others when I can well after those guys are gone. Thanks for your gracious input.
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#13
09-06-2018, 12:33 PM
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09-06-2018, 03:31 PM
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#16
02-04-2020, 07:24 AM
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I have a Video
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#17
02-07-2020, 06:44 AM
Stage II
Perfect
I know this is an older thread but Ive made a detailed 2015 up, RG inner fairing removal video. Maybe this will help some of you wanting to do an inner fairing swap. https://youtu.be/UMCPdr8aftA
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