If your motorcycle has leather accessories, special care must be taken.
Use a leather cleaner/treatment to clean and care for leather accessories.
Washing leather parts with detergent and water will damage them, shortening their life.
Vinyl parts should be washed with the rest of themotorcycle, then treated with a vinyl treatment.
The sidewalls of tires and other rubber components should be treated with a rubber protectant to help prolong their useful life.
| WARNING Rubber protectants can be slippery and, if used on the tread area, cause loss of traction resulting in accident causing injury or death. Do not apply rubber protectant to any tread area. |
Chrome and Aluminum
Bolt and Nut TighteningOil Filter Replacement
Drain the engine oil (see Engine Oil Change).
Remove the left lower fairing (see Lower Fairing Removal
in the Frame chapter).
Remove the oil filter [A] with the oil filter wrench [B].
Special Tool - Oil Filter Wrench: 57001-1249
Replace the filter with a new one.
Apply grease t ...
Additional Considerations for High Speed Operation
Brakes: The importance of the brakes, especially during high speed
operation,
cannot be overemphasized. Check to see that they are correctly adjusted and
functioning
properly.
Steering: Looseness in the steering can cause loss of control. Check to see that
the handlebar turns freely but ha ...
Shift Pedal Installation
Install the rubber damper to the shift pedal.
Turn the chamfered side to inside.
Assemble:
Shift Lever [A] and Locknut [B] (Left-hand Thread)
Shift Pedal [C] and Locknut [D]
Tie-Rod [E]
Turn the grooved end [F] of the tie-rod to the shift lever.
Apply grease to the sliding ...