** FOR THE EARLY RX3 WITHOUT THE SPLIT PLASTIC PANEL**
Remove the 2 side bolts ( green arrows)
without having to remove top box it is possible to loosen the bolt shown (red arrow).
This allows enough "wiggle room" to remove the orange plastic side panel.
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Unfortunately there is a metal tab (yellow arrow) welded to the frame that blocks the path for the air filters removal. This tab seems to serve no purpose
![Head Scratching](images/smilies/smiley_emoticons_confused.gif)
so I removed it
![Grin](images/smilies/smiledfy_emoticons_xd.gif)
, hopefully I won't regret doing this at a later date
![Doh!](images/smilies/duh.gif)
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Undo the screws and the air filter carrier slides out .The air filter consists of 2 different grades of foam and a wire mesh . The wire mesh I think is attached to the air filter carrier.
Some random photos
Voltage regulator/rectifier
Back of speedo