Honda recently installed the hard rear panel on my 1000-5 with All Weather Package. (apparently the mid panel wasn't part of the All Weather Packer, I missed that during the original purchase) Those big holes in the panel are designed to allow the soft rear panels (wing style) to operate/mount properly. For now I taped them up, as a bunch of dust was coming in through them.
They had the rear soft panels in the bed, so I asked why they weren't put back on the machine. They wouldn't fit. Honda is working on a new bracket system that will attach to the ROPS and run through those holes in the hard mid panel. Makes me wonder if they ever had a chance to field test all these accessories before they started selling them.
Long story short, with the hard mid panel on, the rear door brackets had to be redesigned, to clear the hard mid panel. Also, the soft rear panels can't be installed until Honda re-designs the wing style door mounts.
Not sure if many other people went with a fully enclosed unit, but if you do in the future, they should have these mounts figured out by then.
AKTMW
They had the rear soft panels in the bed, so I asked why they weren't put back on the machine. They wouldn't fit. Honda is working on a new bracket system that will attach to the ROPS and run through those holes in the hard mid panel. Makes me wonder if they ever had a chance to field test all these accessories before they started selling them.
Long story short, with the hard mid panel on, the rear door brackets had to be redesigned, to clear the hard mid panel. Also, the soft rear panels can't be installed until Honda re-designs the wing style door mounts.
Not sure if many other people went with a fully enclosed unit, but if you do in the future, they should have these mounts figured out by then.
AKTMW