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 TighteningFuel Hose Replacement
Remove the fuel tank (see Fuel Tank Removal in the Fuel
System (DFI) chapter).
WARNINGFuel is flammable and explosive under
certain conditions
and can cause severe burns. Be prepared
for fuel spillage; any spilled fuel must be completely
wiped up immediately. When the fue ...
Maintenance and adjustment
The maintenance and adjustments outlined in this chapter must be carried
out in
accordance with the Periodic Maintenance Chart to keep the motorcycle in good
running condition. The initial maintenance is vitally important and must not be
neglected.
With a basic knowledge of mechanics and the ...
Nozzle Assy Assembly
Before assembling, blow away dirt or dust from the delivery
pipes [A] by applying compressed air [B].
Replace the O-rings [A] of the joint pipe [B] with new ones.
Apply engine oil to the new O-rings, and insert it to the
delivery pipes [C]
Insert the joint pipe so that the step ...