GTS250/GT200: Leg Shield Installation

Side bracket installation:

Step 1: Remove the screws on both sides at the bottom front corner of the rear lower cowl and take out the lower cowls on both sides.

Step 2: Left hand side: Remove the little spring from inside by using spring puller or use anything you can think of to get it off. You need to remove the spring because the spring is in the way for you to loosen the nut from inside. Use 17mm socket wrench to loosen the inside nut just enough to slide in left side adapter bracket for the leg shield bars. Don't take the nut all the way off.

Step 3: Replace the screw provided and insert the adapter bracket into place. Tighten back the inside nut and pull the spring back into place.

Step 4: Screw in the lower leg shield bracket with spacer, washer and screw provided.

Right Side Bracket installation.

Step 5: Use 5mm Allen wrench to unscrew the bolt from the right side foot peg. Take out the bolt and use the bolt and nut provided with the leg shield kit.
The bolt came with the bike is too short.

Step 6: Slide in the bracket into place and use the new longer bolt to screw it back in. Use the nut to tighten the screw from the inside.

Step 7: Tighten right side bracket with the screw provided with the leg shield kit.

Step 8: Remove the Piaggio badge and attach the center bracket and chrome plate with the longer screw provided

Step 9: NOTE: You will NOT be able to replace the piaggio badge unless you break off the tabs and glue it on to the bar braket.

Step 10: Attach the right side leg shield in the bracket.

Step 11: Use spacer, washer and screw provide to attach mid section of the leg shield, do NOT tighten it down all the way yet.

Step 12: Do the same thing on the right side leg shield and attach to the front adapter.

Step 13: Bolt on both sides of the back lower bars to the brackets you already installed.

Step 14: YOU WILL NEED TO ZIP TIE THE COOLING HOSE AWAY FROM THE BOLT FOR THE LOWER BARS. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT COULD WEAR A HOLD IN THE HOSE IF YOU DON'T.

Step 15: Now tighten down all the screws for the bars.

Step 16: Put back on the left and right side plastic cover cowlings.

Step 17: When your bike is off the stand, the air scoop cover will touch or almost touch the left side of the leg shield bracket. You will need to shave off some of the plastic air intake scoop or it will break off when you drive the scooter over any bumps.
If you choose not the shave off the plastic air intake cover, then you must bend the bracket so that it will not touch. (early 2004 GT200 had a different air scoop that fits without cutting it down or bending the bracket).