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2007 Suzuki VStrom DL1000  - fairing lowers install

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Cockpit view, sweet!

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This is my temporary Power Socket, under the helmet lock. It's a Cable Mount Socket Kit direct to battery. The PPC-005 is plugged into it here. Worked well for my heated gear today.

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Closeup of the tankbag. The Powerbar Plus will go left of center of the bars between the clamps to give me good key access.

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First decent shot of VStrom and Mt. Fuji

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Fairing Lowers

Well my lowers came the wrong color and with hardware missing, but when I finally got a new hardware kit I decided to put them on anyway and see how they worked. The French instructions were not helpful to say the least. After bolting them almost completely on, I found out the brackets needed to be switched. It surprised me that the left side needed the long bracket plus the plastic spacer, while the right side needed just the shorter bracket. Too bad they didn't just make a bracket the right length. I had a problem with one clip, even though I had started the bolts in them before assembly, one bolt bound up. It started to thread easily but ended up rotating the clip and twisting it out of shape. Fortunately I had extra clips from the first hardware package. I advise you to run the bolts all the way through each clip holding the clip with pliers, before trying to mount them on the bike.

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