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 TighteningThermostat Inspection
Remove the thermostat (see Thermostat Removal).
Inspect the thermostat valve [A] at room temperature.
If the valve is open, replace the thermostat with a new
one.
To check valve opening temperature, suspend the thermostat
[A] in a container of water and raise the temperature
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Alternator Rotor Removal
Remove the alternator cover (see Alternator Cover Removal).
Clean off the oil from the outer circumference of the rotor.
Hold the alternator rotor steady with the rotor holder [A]
and suitable washer or plate [B].
Special Tools - Grip [C]: 57001-1591
Rotor Holder: 57001-1666
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Crankshaft Sensor Inspection
Disconnect the crankshaft sensor lead connector (see
Crankshaft Sensor Removal).
Set the hand tester [A] to the × 10 Ω range and connect it
to the crankshaft sensor lead connector [B].
Special Tool - Hand Tester: 57001-1394
Crankshaft Sensor Resistance
Connections:
Meter (+ ...