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I've owned four DL1000's and I eventually memorized where all the fasteners went on the bodywork. Later, I owned a 2004 BMW RT that had 53 screws of different lengths and sizes holding the tupperware. I came up with a method to keep track. So, on my new-to-me 2020 DL650, it was a given that I would make myself a memory aid. I printed the owner's manual chapter showing the steps to remove the bodywork, and pasted the sequence of steps onto foam core, covered in clear vinyl.
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My first goal was to measure and adjust the valve clearances. I thought I was all set with shims because the DL1000 uses the same 7.48mm shims. However, my VSK7 kit for the big Strom had only the larger sizes starting at about 0.240mm. So, I pre-purchased a set of thinner shims, anticipating that I would need several, but not knowing in advance which ones. The joke was on me -- all the valves on my bike were set perfectly. So, I didn't need all the thinner shims, nor any of my original set.

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I don’t often remove my bodywork, but when I do, I use an egg carton to sort out the hardware...
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I draw a picture of the fairing on cardboard and punch the screws into the appropriate place. I do Left / Right and top view.
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I don’t often remove my bodywork, but when I do, I use an egg carton to sort out the hardware...
That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time. I prefer the cardboard versions over plastic.
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and I use a Muffin Pan to keep my fastener in order. Left, right, front to rear and any thing from the center of the bike.

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Toss it all in a bucket and if it runs after reassembling you're good. Those screws you have left over weren't needed anyway 😁
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and I use a Muffin Pan to keep my fastener in order. Left, right, front to rear and any thing from the center of the bike.
Very sanitary. I like how you removed the beak. I think you qualify for Silver Membership.
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and I use a Muffin Pan to keep my fastener in order. Left, right, front to rear and any thing from the center of the bike.

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A "MUFFIN PAN" (y)that's a great idea.

Here's Chuck working on his Vstrom :LOL:
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Later that day Chuck's wife baked some muffins :ROFLMAO:
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A "MUFFIN PAN" (y)that's a great idea.

Here's Chuck working on his Vstrom :LOL:
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Later that day Chuck's wife baked some muffins :ROFLMAO:
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When the wife gave me her old muffin pan, she told me "Under no circumstances does that pan ever come back into the house." It has been relegated for the rest of it's life to the Garage. Better it than me.:LOL:
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Better it than me.:LOL:
Ha,ha true...but if it ever comes to that, you're in good shape, you'll just need a "few accessories" to turn it into a livable space :)
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I draw a picture of the fairing on cardboard and punch the screws into the appropriate place. I do Left / Right and top view.
I do the same for engine sidecovers that tend to have a bunch of screws of various lengths.
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Ha,ha true...but if it ever comes to that, you're in good shape, you'll just need a "few accessories" to turn it into a livable space :)
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If only I had that much space.
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I used to think I would just remember which bit went where. Now I draw a picture on cardboard. And take pictures as it comes apart.
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Is this your doing?

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Is this your doing?
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That's awesome. I am unworthy.
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Love your man cave. Mine is a bit more ******* (neckred). I drag all sorts of broken, leaky crap, in to my shop to work on. Downstairs walk-out basement.
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I could use a pool table. It would make a handy place to spread out my projects.
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Love your man cave. Mine is a bit more *** (neckred). I drag all sorts of broken, leaky crap, in to my shop to work on. Downstairs walk-out basement.
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I could use a pool table. It would make a handy place to spread out my projects.
Ha,ha I was thinking the same yesterday, I've seen your garage before and remembered as spacious and full of tractors and quads, a perfect size for a man cave :)
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Ha,ha I was thinking the same yesterday, I've seen your garage before and remembered as spacious and full of tractors and quads, a perfect size for a man cave :)
That is the downstairs “garage”. It is climate controlled. The upstairs has a typical two car attached garage, with an extra height door and high ceiling. One bay is deep enough to park a boat trailer. That’s where the cars sleep and receive service. But, it’s cold in the upper garage.
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...I could use a pool table. It would make a handy place to spread out my projects....
One of my constant dilemmas is "where to put all the parts I remove from the bike while I am working on it?" This is compounded when I am working on all three of my bikes over the winter, and might have them in various states of disassembly while waiting for new parts to arrive. A temptation is to use any horizontal surface to stack parts... but that quickly results in losing my workbench space.

A friend showed me his trick of using stretch webbing to hang parts. I use one big web, and hang parts with hooks: left-side parts on the left, and so forth. My buddy takes it a step further, using his garage door tracks to hang a web on either side of his moto lift, so that parts are always within reach of where they came off the bike. Truly, Platinum level OCD.

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