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Have to be easy or comfortable or both in lifting/shifting the tank first. Then attacking the plugs. Some people find the tool clearances under the tank to be difficult. So it's going to be hard to say. Less than an hour for the plugs. Who knows for the tank and clearances. I don't know your bike well enough to say. Fuel injected tanks are a pain to remove. Do not turn the front forks with the tank out of place, it can hit the tank and damage the paint.

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Here's a tip: After you break the sparkplug loose, slip a 3/8" rubber hose over the end of the sparkplug and turn the hose to remove the sparkplug.

Install the plug in reverse order using the same hose and finish tightening with a socket.

The two biggest mistakes to watch out for are cross threading the plug, and over tightening to the point of stripping the threads in your head. You should be able to run the plug in 90% of the way finger tight then just snug them up with a socket not to tight.

Good Luck

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