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, both painted and unpainted can be cleaned with special non-acid based wheel spray cleaners.
Windshield and Other Plastic Parts
Leather, Vinyl, and RubberHub Bearing Inspection
Since the hub bearings are made to extremely close tolerances,
the clearance can not normally be measured.
NOTE
Do not remove any bearings for inspection. If any bearings
are removed, they will need to be replaced with
new ones.
Turn each bearing in the hub back and forth [A] while
checki ...
Relay Box Removal
Remove the left fuel tank cover (see Fuel Tank Removal
in the Fuel System (DFI) chapter).
Disconnect the connectors [A].
Pull out the relay box [B] from the rubber protector [C].
NOTE
The relay box has relays and diodes. The relays and
diodes can not be removed.
Relay Box Installa ...
Swingarm Bearing, Sleeve Inspection
NOTICE
Do not remove the bearings for inspection. Removal
may damage them.
Inspect the needle bearings [A] and ball bearing installed
in the swingarm.
The rollers and ball in a bearing normally wear very little,
and wear is difficult to measure. Instead of measuring,
visually inspec ...