Remove seat 2009 v-star 250 - 2010 Yamaha V Star 250

The back seats usually come with a wire seat holder imbedded within the seat. You have to push down on the knew rest area in an downward and back to the rear of the vehicle motion to remove the bottom portion of the seat. You do this on both sides. Once exposed you will see where the back portion of the backrest seat will have bolts on the bottom of the frame that need to be removed, along with the seat belt screws. You might have to purchase a special six or eight point star torques bit to remove the bolts but they are worth having around.

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First you have to remove both plastic side panels under your legs. They are pressed into rubber grommets, so pull them slowly and they will come off. Under the seat are 2 bolts, remove them. lift seat and there is your battery. Remove the black wire first and install the black wire last when servicing your battery. Chaz Moto DC