Like a couple others said it is normal I just took a look at mine and figured I'd get back to you like I said I would ;-). Just take your time with the oil change you'll do just fine. The removal tool and a bag of extra plastic rivets is definitely great advice. If you don't get a removal tool just use a screw driver to pry up the center of the rivet and then pry up the base. Nice and easy and you won't break any. I bought a couple of packages of extras due to a stick almost coming through the drivers side floor board and breaking a couple. Haven't had an issue with breaking any during an oil change.
Make sure you use the proper sized screw driver with the phillips head screws. Some have said theirs were in very tight and wound up stripping them. Mine weren't super tight thankfully. Congrats on the new machine you'll love it more each time you ride.
