Kawasaki Ninja Owners Manual: Leather, Vinyl, and Rubber

Kawasaki Ninja Owners Manual / Maintenance and adjustment / Cleaning Your Motorcycle / 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 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

Chrome and uncoated aluminum parts can be treated with a chrome/aluminum polish. Coated aluminum should be washed with a mild neutral detergent and finished with a spray polish. Aluminum wheels, ...

Bolt and Nut Tightening

In accordance with the Periodic Maintenance Chart, it is very important to check the tightness of the bolts and nuts listed here. Also, check to see that each cotter pin is in place and in good ...

Other materials:

Steering Damper Removal
ZX1000JC/KC Remove: Steering Damper Mounting Bolts (TORX Bolts) [A] Washer [B] Washer and Collar [C] Steering Damper [D] ZX1000JD/KD Remove: Clamp [A] Connector [B] (Disconnect) Steering Damper Mounting Bolts (TORX Bolts) [C] Washer [D] Washer and Collar [E] Elect ...

Coolant Reserve Tank Installation
Install the following to the coolant reserve tank [A]. Pad [B] Gasket [C] Cap [D] Collar [E] Install the coolant reserve tank and tighten the bolt [F]. Run the hoses correctly (see Cable,Wire, and Hose Routing section in the Appendix chapter). Fill the coolant reserve tank with ...

For Secondary Fuel Injectors
Remove the fuel tank (see Fuel Tank Removal). Disconnect the injector connector and connect the harness adapter [A] between these connectors as shown in the figure. Main Harness [B] Secondary Fuel Injector #1 [C] Special Tool - Measuring Adapter: 57001-1700 Connect a digital me ...