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Old 1 Feb 2006, 08:34 (Ref:1513293)   #7
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Originally Posted by MagnetON
One thing that may or may not be mentioned in the documentation is that with Formula BMW you can do all the "business" with the buckles etc. but when you come to do the actual lift of the seat if you have time then remove the top engine cowl as the airbox overhangs the top of the seat and if you remove the cowl you can do a straight lift rather than having to try and tilt the seat forward to clear the airbox.

Good point Magneton, I just checked the Official BMW instruction and there is no mention of this.
There are photographs of an extraction but they leave the air-box on.
If its gonna help make life easier then take it off.

To quote the venerable Jim W if i may, " We do not do key-hole surgery ".
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