Hi and thanks for the replies and moral support
I managed to pull the darn thing without too much hassle. The FSM procedure is absurdly complicated, and mostly uneccessary.
I had to remove the side fairing panels, of course, and the black inner panels, ( A & B?), in order to get access to the rad cap on the left, and to see where the right upper rad mount was on the right. I had to remove both horns, 'cause they are bolted to the rad frame. I disconnected all the hoses, after draining the cooling system. Then I removed the two upper hex screws holding the plastic 'shield' in place, and lowered it to free it from the retaining tabs on the bottom. Then I removed the upper right and left rad mounting bolts. I had to shift some wire bundles, and remove a couple of zip ties to access the upper mount bolts with a 10mm on an extension. On the right there's a weird plastic retainer holding a bunch of wire harnesses, and I had to release one plastic push button & swivel the retainer out of the way to get to the mount bolt head.
Then I removed the centrally located, single lower rad mount bolt, and wriggled the thing down and forward, so I could access the fan mounts on the back of the rad frame. Once the fans were unbolted, the rad was free, and it's now in the cage ready for a visit to the rad clinic.
Hopefully it'll be fixed & reinstalled before the weekend is over!
I planned to cruise to Greenwood this weekend, and maybe I'll still be able to do the run. On the bright side, this whole thing could have happened way out in the boonies, instead of just a few miles from home :dribble:
Metal rad guard is on order...