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 TighteningSeat Cover Installation
Installation is the reverse of removal. Note the following.
When installing the pad [A], install it along the corner [B]
as shown in the figure.
When installing the pad [C], align the ends [D], along the
corner [E], and wrap [F] the upper edge of the seat cover.
Install the damper [A] ...
Fuel Pump Installation
Remove dirt or dust from the fuel pump [A] by lightly applying
compressed air.
Replace the fuel pump gasket with a new one.
Check that the fuel pump terminal [A] and band [B] are in
place.
Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the threads of
the fuel pump bolts.
Tighten the ...
Fuel Pressure Inspection
NOTE
Be sure the battery is fully charged.
Remove:
Fuel Tank Covers (see Fuel Tank Removal)
Fuel Tank Bolts (see Fuel Tank Removal)
Primary Fuel Hose (see Fuel Hose Replacement in the
Periodic Maintenance chapter)
Be sure to place a piece of cloth around the fuel outlet
pipe of the ...