Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Service Manual: Maintenance and lubrication

Special tools and equipment

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Precautions

Precautions for maintenance The “periodic maintenance schedule chart” lists the recommended intervals for all the required periodic service work necessary to keep the motorcycle operating at peak ...

Other materials:

Fuel and oil recommendation
Fuel (for USA and Canada) Use only unleaded gasoline of at least 90 pump octane (r/2 + m/2). Gasoline containing mtbe (meltyl tertiary butyl ether), less than 10% ethanol, or less than 5% methanol with appropriate cosolvents and corrosion inhibitor is permissible. Fuel (for other countries) ...

Front seat
To remove the front seat. Remove the bolts 1 (right and left).  Raise the front end of the seat and slide it forward. To reinstall the seat, slide the seat hooks into the seat hook retainers on the frame and tighten the bolts securely. Warning Failure to insta ...

Damping force adjustment
The rebound and compression damping force can be individually adjusted by turning the respective adjusters. The rebound damping force adjuster 1 is located at the bottom of the rear suspension. The compression damping force adjuster 2 is located at the left side of the motorcycle. To ad ...