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 TighteningRadiator Hose and O-ring Replacement
Drain the coolant (see Coolant Change).
Remove:
Upper Fairing Assembly (see Upper Fairing Assembly
Removal in the Frame chapter)
Thermostat Housing [A] (see Thermostat Removal in the
Cooling System chapter)
Oil Cooler [B] (see Oil Cooler Removal in the Engine
Lubrication System chap ...
Cylinder Head Removal
Remove:
Thermostat Housing (see Thermostat Removal in the
Cooling System chapter)
Exhaust Pipe (see Exhaust Pipe Removal)
Camshafts (see Camshaft Removal)
Heat Insulation Plate [A] (see Engine Removal in the
Engine Removal/Installation chapter)
Place a container under the coolant dr ...
Passenger’s Seat Installation
Insert the tab on the rear of the passenger’s
seat into the slot in the
frame.
Insert the projections at the front of
the passenger’s seat into the holes
on the frame.
Push down the front part of the passenger’s
seat until the lock clicks.
A. Passenger’s Seat
B. Proj ...