The ST range are notorious for how difficult it is to remove the bodywork, even to do something which should be simple such as access the battery. There is a file out there in the internet somewhere which shows how the bolts can be replaced with Dzus fastners which speeds the process up in the future and means the side panels can be removed without having to remove the mirrors and nose fairing. If I tag @Derek I think he shared it before.
How many of you have ever taken your bike through an opening, doorway, gate etc and realised (just too late!) that the opening is one inch narrower than your wing mirrors or handlebars! Question 2 is who has ever done it more than once
