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 TighteningFlap and Rear Fender Rear Installation
Installation is the reverse of removal. Note the following.
Fit the tab [A] to the slot [B].
Run the seat lock cable [C] between the tool kit case and
the turn signal light as shown in the figure.
When installing the dampers [A] on the lower pipe [B],
install it as shown in the figure. ...
Before Servicing
Before starting to perform an inspection service or carry out a disassembly
and reassembly operation
on a motorcycle, read the precautions given below. To facilitate actual
operations, notes, illustrations,
photographs, cautions, and detailed descriptions have been included in each
chapter w ...
Drive Chain Slack Inspection
NOTE
Check the slack with the motorcycle setting on its sidestand.
Clean the chain if it is dirty, and lubricate it if it appears
dry.
Check the wheel alignment (see Wheel Alignment Inspection).
Rotate the rear wheel to find the position where the chain
is tightest.
Measure the ver ...