Remove the Motorcycle Seat

Series Summary

One of the best ways to maintain maximum performance in your motorcycle is to change the spark plugs on a regular basis. Unfortunately this can be a daunting task when the plugs are located underneath the seat and fuel tank. But in this free series of motorcycle maintenance videos, out expert mechanic shows you the easy way to change your plugs and set the gap so you can keep roaring down the highway with your maximum power potential in full effect. In step-by-step videos, he demonstrates how to remove the seat, fuel tank, air filter box, velocity stacks, solenoid and ignition coils to get to the spark plugs. All these steps sound like quite a chore, but with Expert Village looking over your shoulder, you will reach the plugs in no time. Once you've replaced the plugs, we tell you how to put everything back together again. With you for the entire job, that's the EV way!

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Jesse Graham from Tampa, Florida. On behalf of Expert Villiage, this is how to change spark plug on a motorcycle. The first step in removing spark plugs is removing the seat.The tool I will be using is an allen key, a 4 millimeter allen key. Just remove the two bolts in the rear of the seat and slide the seat off. Now you just slide the seat right off. "