Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Shift Pedal Installation
- Install the rubber damper to the shift pedal.
Turn the chamfered side to inside.
- Assemble:
Shift Lever [A] and Locknut [B] (Left-hand Thread)
Shift Pedal [C] and Locknut [D]
Tie-Rod [E]
Turn the grooved end [F] of the tie-rod to the shift lever.

- Apply grease to the sliding surface [A] on the shift pedal
mounting bolt [B].
- Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the thread of the
shift pedal mounting bolt.
- Install:
Washer [C] (Inside Diameter: 8.2 mm, 0.32 in.)
Shift Pedal Assembly
Washer [D] (Frame No. JKAZXCJ1CA011772
Outside
Diameter: 16 mm, 0.63 in.)
Washer [E] (Frame No. JKAZXCJ1CA011772
Inside
Diameter: 18.3 mm, 0.72 in.)

- Tighten:
Torque - Shift Pedal Mounting Bolt: 25 N·m (2.5 kgf·m, 18
ft·lb)
- When installing the rubber damper [F], install it so that the
chamfered side [G] faces inward.
- Align the punch mark on the shift shaft with the slit [A] of
the shift lever.
- Tighten the shift lever bolt.
- After installation, the shift pedal lower surface [B] aligns
with the tie-rod lower surface [C].
If the pedal position is different, adjust it as follows.
- To adjust the pedal position, loosen the front locknut (left
-hand threads) and rear locknut, and then turn the tie-rod.
- Tighten the locknuts securely.

Remove:
Shift Lever Bolt [A]
Front Footpeg Bracket Bolts [B]
If the tie-rod [C] is to be removed from the shift pedal and
the shift lever, loosen the tie-rod locknuts [D].
The front tie-ro ...
Remove:
Shift Lever (see Shift Pedal Removal)
Oil Pump Drive Gear (see Oil Pump Drive Gear Removal/
Installation in the Engine Lubrication System
chapter)
Circlip [A]
Washer [B]
Spec ...
Other materials:
Intake Air Temperature Sensor Removal
NOTICE
Never drop the intake air temperature sensor especially
on a hard surface. Such a shock to the sensor
can damage it.
Remove the fuel tank (see Fuel Tank Removal in the Fuel
System (DFI) chapter).
Disconnect the connector [A] from the intake air temperature
sensor.
Remove the da ...
Camshaft Chain Tensioner Removal
NOTICE
This is a non-return type camshaft chain tensioner.
The push rod does not return to its original position
once it moves out to take up camshaft chain slack.
Observe all the rules listed below.
When removing the tensioner, do not take out the
mounting bolts only halfway. Retighteni ...
Front Fork Installation (Each Fork Leg)
Install the fork so that the top plug end [A] as shown in the
figure.
11 mm (0.43 in.) [B]
Steering Stem Head [C]
Tighten:
Torque - Front Fork Clamp Bolts (Lower): 23 N·m (2.3
kgf·m, 17 ft·lb)
NOTE
Tighten the two lower front fork clamp bolts alternately
two times to ensur ...