2022 GEN3 - REAR COWL...INSTALL...WRONG

[brazeagle]

Hello all,
I noticed that the rear cowl comes with spacers an screws and requires you to remove the side/rear fairing in order to replace the SPACER...
Now, I did the change WITHOUT removing the front seat, fairing and spacers...
Everything fits perfectly well, OEM spacer and screws were used, cowl or rear seat sits perfectly well without CHANGING anything... WHY DO YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE FAIRING and CHANGE THE SPACERS?
Any inputs?
Thanks.
Cheers

 

[Spudley]

Got a picture?.

 

[brazeagle]

Pictures... Note BLACK cowl, Suzuki sent wrong color, but Already shipped the correct color this morning
See pictures, NO ISSUES at all, and did not use ANY of the hardware that came with cowl.
Any inputs?
Thanks.

 

[sixpack577]

So basically just like the gen1 and 2?
If the grab bar isn't on, just remove the seat and put the cowl on?

 

[brazeagle]

So basically just like the gen1 and 2?
If the grab bar isn't on, just remove the seat and put the cowl on?

Correct. No difference.
I spoken to Suzuki and they told me that unfortunately they complicated things by supplying that extra hardware
The only thing SOME PEOPLE are saying is that the plastic will rattle without that other spacer, but it is confirmed that it WILL NOT, because the two top screws are holding everything absolutely tide enough...

 

[Fernando]

So basically just like the gen1 and 2?
If the grab bar isn't on, just remove the seat and put the cowl on?

Correct

 

[Got-Busa?]

You don’t have to remove the fairing to install. I tried telling people this online but they are free to do as they wish…

 

[kim windsor]

Yes I found out the same when I put the hump on and no problems at all .

 

[mysticblu999]

I tried to man. It is pretty funny seeing guys making YouTube videos on taking the tail section off.

 

[sgerry]

I tried to man. It is pretty funny seeing guys making YouTube videos on taking the tail section off.

If its the one guy im thinking of......could not finish the video.....just cant....

 

[PeregrineKeith]

I did replace those spacers and tried to not remove the tail but I didn't want to crack any new plastics on my new bike so I just slid the tail back enough to replace what was on there. Figured it couldn't hurt and Suzuki certainly thought they were needed for a reason so why not.. I did test fit it with the original hardware on it and couldn't see a difference or need to, but my OCD kicked in and there I was pulling plastics... also, super easy to do and actually just did it again to access the tag light connector that's on the left side of the bike zip tied to the subframe while installing a fender eliminator. lol

 

[Eeblins]

mildly annoying after already having pulled the tail off but not really a huge deal. Pulled it off again to do an eliminator kit as well.

good to know i can throw the seat back on without pulling the tail

 

[GIXERHP]

Hey dude,,,, it's the wrong color hump!

 

[GIXERHP]

And because you watched the 10 min video that someone posted like all of us and wasted 10 minutes of the lives!

Yes i said it!

 

[mysticblu999]

Some days I wish I was back in the mid 2000s internet Era. Those guys would never show their face again.

And because you watched the 10 min video that someone posted like all of us and wasted 10 minutes of the lives!

Yes i said it!

 

[dadofthree]

I’ll have to look at this, I’ve been swapping seat and hump without mod

 

[dadofthree]

So basically just like the gen1 and 2?
If the grab bar isn't on, just remove the seat and put the cowl on?

That might be the reason I can swap without modding. I removed the grab rail with reflectors and stickers day 1

 

[sixpack577]

That might be the reason I can swap without modding. I removed the grab rail with reflectors and stickers day 1

Ha! Right on, as it should be!
and glad to see you running up the miles...I remember you got rear-ended on your gen2, glad you're doing well.

 

[LoosaBusa]

Wow, glad I saw this tread. I got the box open and looked at everything and could not understand why the front seat would have to come off, etc. This was a 5 min install and it clicked in perfectly. I would have stared at this thing and wondered about it for hours Thanks!

 

[Busa3Fan]

Hello all,
I noticed that the rear cowl comes with spacers an screws and requires you to remove the side/rear fairing in order to replace the SPACER...
Now, I did the change WITHOUT removing the front seat, fairing and spacers...
Everything fits perfectly well, OEM spacer and screws were used, cowl or rear seat sits perfectly well without CHANGING anything... WHY DO YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE FAIRING and CHANGE THE SPACERS?
Any inputs?
Thanks.
Cheers

Many thanks for this, you just saved me and many others from hard work and from potentially damaging the bike.