Fairings

How To Remove Tail Fairing On 2009 Yamaha R6

Source: The great guys at Sportbike Wrench

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How To Remove The Front End On The Yamaha R6

Another spectacularly great how to from Sportbike Wrench. Source: The great guys at Sportbike Wrench

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How To Get The Streamline Look From Your R6

The Yamaha R6 comes with a lot of ancillary stuff on the back of their bike that disrupts the visual and aerodynamic flow of the bike. Here is a guide on what to buy and how to install it.

I find three things especially annoying on the R6 tail. The fender, the rear turn signals, and foot pegs. I don’t know about you but having someone on the back just ruins the ride for me so I took them off.

The first step is to remove all this junk.

1. Take off both the seats. The rear removes with the key on on the left underside and the front has two bolts under the rear of the seat. You just need to push the rear of the seat up to see them.

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How To Use Push Pins/Rivits On The Fairings

This is a matter that frustrated me greatly when I was just learning about my bike. All these pins are different and somewhat counter intuitive. However, once you get the hang of them it’s nothing but cake. My Yamaha R6 uses a ton of these little pins for the fairing so learning about this was [...]

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Removing The Rear Fairing Assembly On A 2006-09(ish) R6

Removing the rear fairing assembly. In order to remove the tail light, you have to take off the rear upper fairing. There are about 13 bolts/quick fasteners that you have to remove plus both seats. You should also remove the stock Mudflap if you haven’t already. 1. Remove the seat by taking out the two [...]

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