| WARNING Operating or parking the vehicle near flammable materials can cause a fire, and can result in property damage or severe personal injury. Do not idle or park your vehicle in an area where tall or dry vegetation, or other flammable materials could come into contact with the muffler or exhaust pipe. The engine and exhaust system get extremely hot during normal operation and can cause serious burns. Never touch a hot engine, exhaust pipe, or muffler during operation or after stopping the engine. |
NOTICE
Do not park on a soft or steeply inclined surface, or the motorcycle may fall over.
| WARNING Gasoline is extremely flammable and can be explosive under certain conditions. |
Stopping the Motorcycle in an Emergency
Catalytic ConverterBrake Disc Warp Inspection
Raise the wheel off the ground with the jack.
Special Tools - Jack: 57001-1238
Jack Attachment: 57001-1608
For front disc inspection, turn the handlebar fully to one
side.
Set up a dial gauge against the disc [A] as shown in
the figure and measure disc runout, while turning [B] the
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Coupling Bearing Inspection
Since the coupling bearing is made to extremely close
tolerances, the clearance can not normally be measured.
NOTE
It is not necessary to remove the coupling bearing for
inspection. If the bearing is removed, it will need to be
replaced with a new one.
Turn the bearing in the coupling b ...
Kawasaki Clean Air System
The Kawasaki Clean Air System
(KCA) is a secondary air suction system
that helps the exhaust gases to
burn more completely. When the spent
fuel charge is released into the exhaust
system, it is still hot enough to
burn. The KCA System allows extra
air into the exhaust system so that the
spen ...