So I started today to remove the fairing to see what's under there, even though the fairing seems to be in good condition - no cracks, broken tabs, etc (the good news). The fairing was removed before, perhaps when the bike had it's 32K valve check/adjustment (have paperwork). That said, there were missing fairing screws and plastic fasteners (as normally expected as a result of a half-ass job - this is the bad news).
The bike had several accessories installed and that is obvious as soon as the seat is removed:
That looks (kinda) tidy and nice but things get somewhat worse towards the front of the bike:
Several things going on here: unplugged connectors (top of pic), loose canister that seems to had been attached with a metal clamp (doesn't look OEM to me), abandoned wires isolated with duct tape, etc.
The other side is somewhat similar:
Note the unplugged wires by the ABS pump, then there's this hanging thing by the horn - seems to be some kind of sensor supposed to be secured by a screw somewhere.
Looking at the fuse box the PO installed, it seems he had cruise/radio/GPS/heated jacket installed - also some wire nuts in there:
And the cruise:
As much as I appreciate comfort features I'm not a fan of these "installations" and they'll go off the bike. It seems that some of the future work on this bike will be electrical, nothing that can't be fixed with a wiring diagram and a six pack (at a time).
Overall, happy with the purchase, mechanically the bike is pristine, even if a little bucherred electrically. Plastics are in good shape, some scratches most of them just scuffs in the clear.
The bike had several accessories installed and that is obvious as soon as the seat is removed:
That looks (kinda) tidy and nice but things get somewhat worse towards the front of the bike:
Several things going on here: unplugged connectors (top of pic), loose canister that seems to had been attached with a metal clamp (doesn't look OEM to me), abandoned wires isolated with duct tape, etc.
The other side is somewhat similar:
Note the unplugged wires by the ABS pump, then there's this hanging thing by the horn - seems to be some kind of sensor supposed to be secured by a screw somewhere.
Looking at the fuse box the PO installed, it seems he had cruise/radio/GPS/heated jacket installed - also some wire nuts in there:
And the cruise:
As much as I appreciate comfort features I'm not a fan of these "installations" and they'll go off the bike. It seems that some of the future work on this bike will be electrical, nothing that can't be fixed with a wiring diagram and a six pack (at a time).
Overall, happy with the purchase, mechanically the bike is pristine, even if a little bucherred electrically. Plastics are in good shape, some scratches most of them just scuffs in the clear.