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 TighteningTie-Rod Removal
Squeeze the brake lever slowly and hold it with a band
[A].
Remove the front footpeg bracket bolts [A].
Raise the rear wheel off the ground with the jack (see
Rear Shock Absorber Removal).
Special Tools - Jack: 57001-1238
Jack Attachment: 57001-1608
Remove:
Upper ...
Clutch Lever Installation
Install the clutch lever so that the mating surface [A] of the
clutch lever clamp is aligned with the punch mark [B] of
the handlebar.
Tighten the upper clamp bolt first, and then the lower
clamp bolt.
Torque - Clutch Lever Clamp Bolts: 7.8 N·m (0.80 kgf·m, 69
in·lb)
There will be ...
Battery Maintenance
It is the owner’s responsibility to keep
the battery fully charged. Failure to do
so can lead to battery failure and leave
you stranded.
If you are riding your vehicle infrequently,
inspect the battery voltage
weekly using a voltmeter. If it drops
below 12.8 volts, the battery should be
...