Contributed by Jarel Jensen

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Remove the seat to expose the tank mounting bolts.  Remove both of the bots with a socket or other wrench.

Pop the tabs on the side cover out of the rubber retainer slots on the sides of the tank.

Remove the plastic side covers by removing the screws and sliding the cover forward.

I prop the back end of the tank up with a rubber mallet to make it easier to get to all of the fittings underneath the tank.  This is MUCH easier than trying to hold the tank up with one hand and disconnecting fittings with the other.

Disconnect the gas gauge sensor wire and breather line from the right side of the tank.

Disconnect both lines from the fuel petcock on the left side of the tank.

Lift the tank off and set it on a tire or something similar to keep it from resting on the petcock and potentially damaging it.  Here's what the bike looks like without the tank: