Very nice write-up. Bet it's a sticky soon...

 

I would just like to add that the reversal process is somewhat a little bit more important.

put the windscreen back in and tighten it up hand tight before you put the mirrors on and tighten them up as the mirrors pull the top cowl in to stop it flexing too much, if you try and put the screen afterwards you may end up breaking the top legs of the fairing.

Also do not over tighten the mirrors or they will crack the fairing where the mirrors mount (this was done to mine before I bought it, because they didnt realise how the cowl supports itself).

Russ

 

Thanx a lot for the guide h82loze :hail:

 

i vote for sticky!

 

turn signal removal

Awesome, i was looking for the easy way to unplug turn signal wiring and you showed where it was hiding! Thanks,

 

thanks!

 

Thanks for the help!!

 

hi i'm new to this forum very good detail in this forum..need help one thing. it is flashing relay behind the headlight or side fairing?

 

Both the headlight relay and the turn signal relay are on behind the upper cowl. The headlight relay is on the left side and the turn signal/flasher relay is on the right side. So you will have to remove the upper cowl to get to them.

 

thank mate:thumbsup:

 

Many thanks for the guide, had to replace my flasher relay and without it the job would have been a nightmare. Still not much fun removing the lowers, mids and headlight cowl but it can be disassembled and reassembled in a couple of hours or so taking it steady.

 

A Different Way

Sorry no pics.

I wanted to have upper cowling painted and removed it another way. This way does not require the removal of the mid-cowls/side fairings and upper inner covers.

1. Fish the turn signal connectors out of the little access holes in the faring and disconnect them.

2. Remove the allen bolt on the inner trim panel at the base of the upper on each side.

3. Remove the allen bolts that hold the windscreen on. This is probably not necessary, but it makes it easier to get things apart without breaking the tabs at the base of the windscreen.

3. Remove the pop fastener under the nose of the fairing.

4. Remove the nuts that hold the mirrors on.

5. Pull the turn signal/mirrors off.

6. Pull the tube off the evap canister.

7. Remove the two screws which attach the tipover sensor to the upper fairing.

8. There are 5 screws which attach the upper fairing to the headlight unit. There are two screws on the lower backside corners of the headlight unit, two screws are in upper middle to the center of the backside of the left and right side headlights and the last screw is up underneath the and between the nose of the headlights. Remove these and the upper fairing is free to be removed.

Using this approach, all the electrical components underneath are accessible, but still connected. The headlight unit can be put back on the bike with the plastic bayonets on the back fitting it the grommets on the upper fairing stay. At this time, it makes sense to carefully look at and familiarize yourself with how to fit the tabs of the headlight unit trim back into the upper fairing cowls.

To reinstall, reverse the procedure, being careful to properly fit the tabs of the headlight unit trim back in the upper fairing cowls after the fairing is completely reattached to the headlight unit and the turn signal wiring is reconnected. After the tabs are fit, wiggle the fairing and apply pressure to the headlights to get the upper fairing to pop over the mirror mounts. If the nose of the windscreen isn't flush with the fairing, pull back on the back top edge of it and it should pop up flush.

Now that I've done this twice, I can pull the upper fairing off or reinstall it in about 15 minutes.

 

I have just changed the upper cowl on my 2008 CBR1000. I really want to thank h82loze and ray916mn for their contributions to this thread. Without their insight this would have been impossible. I do have some suggestions and photos to add. The change was done without removing any other fairings as Ray916MN suggested.

Sorry no pics.

I wanted to have upper cowling painted and removed it another way. This way does not require the removal of the mid-cowls/side fairings and upper inner covers.

1. Fish the turn signal connectors out of the little access holes in the faring and disconnect them.

2. Remove the allen bolt on the inner trim panel at the base of the upper on each side.

3. Remove the allen bolts that hold the windscreen on. This is probably not necessary, but it makes it easier to get things apart without breaking the tabs at the base of the windscreen.

3. Remove the pop fastener under the nose of the fairing.

4. Remove the nuts that hold the mirrors on.

5. Pull the turn signal/mirrors off.

6. Pull the tube off the evap canister..

At this point the entire upper cowl and headlight assembly can be pulled away from the bike. Just wiggle it free. There are 2 peices of velco tape holding it on yet. You can easily see the tape. Photo 1 shows the assembly pulled away from the bike. You can now unscrew the upper cowl from the headlight assembly. The headlight assembly stays wired to the bike during this change. The headlight assembly only gets pulled out about 4 to 6 inches.

7. Remove the two screws which attach the tipover sensor to the upper fairing..

The tipover sensor is in the center of the cowl, as the base of the middle of the windshield. It can be seen in the photo and is attached by 2 shiney metal screws. In photo 2 you can see the tipover sensor. Its the square box.

8. There are 5 screws which attach the upper fairing to the headlight unit. There are two screws on the lower backside corners of the headlight unit, two screws are in upper middle to the center of the backside of the left and right side headlights and the last screw is up underneath the and between the nose of the headlights. Remove these and the upper fairing is free to be removed..

The 3rd photo shows all screw mounting points on the cowl. Of the 4 mounting points in a row, the 2 center holes are where the tipover sensor is attached. The screw referred to as the one up underneath and between the nose of the headlight can be seen at the top middle of the photo. It looks like a black dot in the picture.

Using this approach, all the electrical components underneath are accessible, but still connected. The headlight unit can be put back on the bike with the plastic bayonets on the back fitting it the grommets on the upper fairing stay. At this time, it makes sense to carefully look at and familiarize yourself with how to fit the tabs of the headlight unit trim back into the upper fairing cowls.

To reinstall, reverse the procedure, being careful to properly fit the tabs of the headlight unit trim back in the upper fairing cowls after the fairing is completely reattached to the headlight unit and the turn signal wiring is reconnected. After the tabs are fit, wiggle the fairing and apply pressure to the headlights to get the upper fairing to pop over the mirror mounts. If the nose of the windscreen isn't flush with the fairing, pull back on the back top edge of it and it should pop up flush.

Now that I've done this twice, I can pull the upper fairing off or reinstall it in about 15 minutes.

Just take your time as you go. It took me a bit more than 15 minutes, but it turned out well.

 

Great! thanks for the info!

 

Has anyone else removed/replaced the upper fairing without removing the lowers? I will be attempting this job in the next couple of days. I will reply as to how it goes.

 

You mean besides Ray916MN 2 posts above yours?

 

Yes, h82loze. That is exactly what I mean. Can you verify that the upper cowl can be removed as RAY196 stated 4 posts earlier. The Honda manual states the lowers must be removed. Your expertise would be appreciated.

I have searched the boards for info on removing the upper cowl. This is the only post I have found that states the upper cowl on an 08 CBR 1000 can be done without removing the lowers. If you have found this information stated in another post, please quote that. Sorry I missed it

Thanks

also, thanks for passing on the info for newbies

 

The Honda manual states the lowers must be removed. Your expertise would be appreciated.

The Honda manual also says you have to remove the right mid cowl to change the oil and filter, which you do not have to do.

Just follow the 8 steps listed in the Ray916MN post to remove it.

 

Great write-up Ray/mdmiller, just taken my headlight out ready to put some projectors in took @ 20mins. Lost a bit of skin getting connectors split but on the whole not too hard to do. :thumbsup:

 

I did remove the middle cowls to replace the upper, now I'm having trouble installing the middles. The upper cowl/h-l capsule is installed, but when I insert the air cleaner duct<left side> the front edge of the mid.cowl lines up on the outside of the upper cowl, but he attaching bolt hole is inside. Do the mid. cowls have to be installed before the upper? Any ideas?

 

Thanks for this write up. I replaced my upper fairing using these procedures without removing the side fairings. Took my time and it all ended up well!

 

Great post. Helped alot. Thanks

 

how is it with such a history of amazing machinery and easy to work on honda go and make one of the hardest and trickiest machines to work on ever!!!

 

In step five it says "disconnect the vaccum hose" ... i did the pair mod and I don't think I need this vacuum hose anymore and now I can figure out where it goes.

Can it be blocked off? Was it just for the PAIR system?

Great write up ... Thanks!!!!

 

No, it is for the intake flappers. If you have done the intake flapper mod, then you will be able to just block it off/remove it. If you decide to do the intake flapper mod, you can trace that hose to the engine, cut it, and block it off there so you don't ever have to worry about it again.

 

thanks for the detailed write up, found this from the mid fairing writeup and i'll be needing both haha

 

I was hoping I wouldn't need this. But shit did indeed happen!

I had my bike in for it's 600mi service on Sat. Riding back on an old 2 lane highway a truck with hay bales was in the oncoming lane. As I rode past I felt a thump on my helmet. Not thinking anything of it I continued on my way home.

At home I found a large V shaped chip in the front fairing that wasn't there before or after the service.
It's right through the red paint and into the black. MFSOB!

 

thanks for the how to man!

 

Great Post. Came in handy this weekend when I replaced my upper.

 

Thanks guys, perfect write up especially the no mid removal. Took me less than an hour to remove old cowl, transfer the fittings to the new and install.