Removing tank cover and tank?

[ryandalling]

Is there a special way to do this? Is there a video?

 

[Muckabucka]

Pretty simple
Remove the seat.
Remove the battery cover using the pull cable under the seat
Remove the fasteners under the battery cover that hold the front part of the cover in place.
Remove the gas cap.
Remove the rear bolts that hold the seat in place and also hold the rear of the cover in place
The cover should come off.

Remove the battery
Remove the two fasteners under the battery that hold down the battery tray and also hold down the front of the tank. Lift the battery tray up out of the way.
Remove the rear bolt that holds the rear tank bracket to the frame
You should now be able to reach underneath and disconnect the fuel lines and electrical connector.
I think that's it unless I missed something.
Mark

 

[ryandalling]

I guess if I'm removing the gas cap I'm going to need to drain the tank.

 

[Muckabucka]

No reason to. Since it's fuel injected the pump is in the tank, and fuel won't pour out. Maybe a little.

 

[ryandalling]

Is this how you get to the air filter too? Under the tank?

 

[DCMoney]

Is this how you get to the air filter too? Under the tank?

Air filter is directly under the seat. Stock there will be a dome covering the airfilter and a snorkel running up the tray.

 

[ryandalling]

So you have to remove the tank cover to get to the air filter, but not the full tank?

 

[Ryanthegreat1]

Correct, the tank cover must come off to get to the air filter.

 

[BrilliantB8]

I've read through this thread in detail but for some reason I am still having a hard time getting my tank cover off of my RC390...

I removed the screws at the rear that the seat attaches too, the gas cap, the screws that attach the lower fairing to the gas tank cover, the battery cover, and the screws at the front of the tank cover. It feels like there is still something holding the tank on. Am I missing something here? Any help would be appreciated. Better yet, can someone who has successfully removed their tank cover take a pic of all the bolts that need to be undone? I have performed far more complex work on previous motorcycles and it's driving me crazy that I can get this cover off... Thanks in advance for all of the help

 

[ryandalling]

The cover lifts out over the bolt spacers on the lower fairing attachments.

 

[reenmachine]

The cover lifts out over the bolt spacers on the lower fairing attachments.

Yes, to clarify, you have to pull the sides of the tank cover outward -- each side has two rubber grommets that fit over the posts that the fairing fasteners go into. You'll have to remove these fairing fasterners of course (2x per side).

 

[JKBC]

Is the stock air filter paper?
...and therefore we all should put in a K&N or is it similar to a K&N?

 

[Ryanthegreat1]

Is the stock air filter paper?
...and therefore we all should put in a K&N or is it similar to a K&N?

Only if you like feeding your engine a steady diet of dirt.

 

[JKBC]

Only if you like feeding your engine a steady diet of dirt.

So l've given almost every vehicle I've owned in the past 40+ years a steady diet of dirt?