I have been asked to do a tutorial on removing the seat and tool tray. This is how I do it.
First pop bike on centerstand.
Then locate the helmet lock on the left hand side of the bike. Put ignition key into the lock (*** do this ONLY after you have put your bike on the centerstand...not before or you may bend your key when lifting the bike)
Directly behind this is the seat removal latch, the small black tab above my finger tip in this pic.
Turn key clockwise to the 5 oclock position. You should hear an audible click. This will open helmet lock and allow seat latch to be operated. I use the thumb of my right hand to push the lever down and use my left hand to grab and lift off the seat
Once seat is off, locate tool tray behind rear of fuel tank. undo rubber band strap and remove tool bag and set everything aside.
The tool tray is held on with a plastic push pin and a JIS (Japanese industrial screw) shouldered screw.
The push pin is located in the left rear of the tool tray. Here I am pointing at it with my push pin tool. My other bike has a ton of these so I made a tool from bamboo, but you can use the pointy end of a small Phillips screw driver or a pencil or pen or allen wrench
use your tool to push on the very center of the push pin
the center section will pop in and disappear then reach in and with your fingernail under the edge of the head of the push pin, pop it out. Set it aside.
On the right rear side of the tray is the JIS screw. You can use a Phillips screw driver. Here right in front of my screw driver
Go ahead and using a medium Phillips ( or a JIS screwdriver if you have one) remove this screw and set it aside
Now you can lift out the tool tray exposing the battery
Your dealer was given specific instructions by Honda to leave this black strap on the battery being pointed at by my push pin tool. This is for lifting the battery in and out. It would be difficult without it. Hope your dealer left yours in there as instructed.
For reassembly, put your tool tray back in. Your push pin will look like this after removal
Push on the little pointed end upwards until the head pops out .Push back into hole (you may have to wiggle the tray around to line up) with the head of the push pin sticking up
Then put your JIS screw back in loosely (do not tighten yet)
Push head of push pin down until it is flush
Go ahead and tighten JIS screw
Put tools back in tray and affix secure with rubber band
Slide seat back into position from the rear and push forward and down until you hear it latch
Turn key counter-clockwise to 12 oclock, again you should hear an audible click, helmet holder will close and remove key and stick in pocket or ignition
Take bike off centerstand.