Touring sideskirts

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Scotty200
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am

Hi all, I feel this is a silly question I wanna remove my touring sideskirts am I right in thinking it's just drill out the two pop rivets at the rear then pop off the clips from the rear towards the front?
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:07 am

Basically yes
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:54 am

Cheers
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:20 am

do you want to sell them?
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:50 am

Push the centre pins through the pop rivets with a small parallel punch. No drilling required.
Clips along the sill are a sort of ratchet design and need to be 'released' to remove them. Close inspection of one should show you how to do this.
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Scotty200
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:42 am

Sorry the side skirts are not for sale as there my only pair, after info of removal so I can fix a previous owners shit job at welding looks like they covered the rust with under seal then welded plate over the top!
Thanks Brian for the tip if I punch them out does that mean I can reuse them again?
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Mon Mar 06, 2017 3:19 pm

They a two part plastic expanding rivet. Work like a raw plug in the wall with a screw in it.

Push the centre out and use a flat blade to lever the rivet out. If you retrieve the centre part can be reused or plenty can be bought ebay.
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