A common cause of battery failure is sulfation.
Sulfation occurs when the battery is left in a discharged condition for an extended time. Sulfate is a normal by product of the chemical reactions within a battery. But when continuous discharge allows the sulfate to crystallize in the cells, the battery plates become permanently damaged and will not hold a charge. Battery failure due to sulfation is not warrantable.
Battery
Battery MaintenanceCrankshaft Side Clearance Inspection
Insert a thickness gauge [A] between the thrust washer
[B] on the crankcase and the crank web [C] at the #3 main
journal to determine clearance.
If the clearance exceeds the service limit, replace the
thrust washers as a set and check the width of the crankshaft
#3 main journal.
Cra ...
Leather, Vinyl, and Rubber
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 themo ...
KIBS Warning Indicator Light (For models equipped
with KIBS)
The yellow warning indicator light in
the meter unit functions as the KIBS
warning indicator light. The yellow
warning indicator light and warning
symbol “KIBS” go on if there is a malfunction
in the KIBS system. When the
warning light is on, the KIBS system
stops functioning. However, th ...