Howdy all,
I have a quick question regarding an 04 RSV1000R (newer shape), if you don't mind me dropping in out of the blue to pick brains. Having got the bike out of the shed for the first time in a while, the dashboard glass (well, plastic) had a crack. Only a little one at the bottom, god knows how it got there, but such is life. Anyhow, didn't anticipate it being a problem other than being a tad ugly, but after a couple of days use I came back to it today to find an array of cracks spreading upward from the original one. I guess change in temperatures coupled with vibration of use and weakened fascia from the original crack did for it. But now it definitely needs replacing.
Having checked the partsfiche, the glass isn't available separately (the clocks only come complete), and there's nothing in the workshop manual about splitting them. I'm hoping that rather than splash out upwards of £150 for a second hand dash and the inherent inaccurate odo, I can get into them and get a new bit of perspex cut to fit. Before I rip them off and go at them with a screwdriver, has anyone had this dash unit apart? Is it simple/possible? Is the seal separate to the actual glass or is it moulded to it? Any issues with disconnecting and reconnecting the clocks (eg. anything I need to do to get the ECU to recognise them afterwards)? Or any other comments?
Many thanks in advance for any pointers...
I have a quick question regarding an 04 RSV1000R (newer shape), if you don't mind me dropping in out of the blue to pick brains. Having got the bike out of the shed for the first time in a while, the dashboard glass (well, plastic) had a crack. Only a little one at the bottom, god knows how it got there, but such is life. Anyhow, didn't anticipate it being a problem other than being a tad ugly, but after a couple of days use I came back to it today to find an array of cracks spreading upward from the original one. I guess change in temperatures coupled with vibration of use and weakened fascia from the original crack did for it. But now it definitely needs replacing.
Having checked the partsfiche, the glass isn't available separately (the clocks only come complete), and there's nothing in the workshop manual about splitting them. I'm hoping that rather than splash out upwards of £150 for a second hand dash and the inherent inaccurate odo, I can get into them and get a new bit of perspex cut to fit. Before I rip them off and go at them with a screwdriver, has anyone had this dash unit apart? Is it simple/possible? Is the seal separate to the actual glass or is it moulded to it? Any issues with disconnecting and reconnecting the clocks (eg. anything I need to do to get the ECU to recognise them afterwards)? Or any other comments?
Many thanks in advance for any pointers...
