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The muffler will be hot enough to burn you for some time after stopping the engine. Wait until the muffler cools to avoid burns. |
Note
: never depress the rear brake pedal with the rear wheel removed. It is very difficult to force the pads back into the caliper assembly.
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Rear axle nut tightening torque: 100 n·m (1 0.0 Kgf-m, 72.5 Lb-tt)
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Before riding, "pump" the brake repeatedly until brake pads are pressed against the brake disks and proper lever/ pedal stroke and firm feel are restored. Also check that the wheel rotates freely. |
Rear brake hose removal and installation
Removal
Drain brake fluid. Refer to “brake fluid replacement” .
Remove the rear brake hoses as shown in the rear brake hose routing
diagram. Refer to “rear brake hose routing diagram” .
Installation
Caution
the seal washers should be replaced with
new ones to prevent ...
Engine coolant recommendation
Engine coolant
Use an anti-freeze/engine coolant compatible with an
aluminum radiator, mixed with distilled water only.
Water for mixing
Use distilled water only. Water other than distilled water
can corrode and clog the aluminum radiator.
Anti-freeze / engine coolant
The engine coolant perfo ...
Front suspension adjustment
After installing the front fork, adjust the spring pre-load
and two kinds of damping force as follows:
Adjust the
left and right front forks to the
same setting.
Spring pre-load adjustment
Turn the spring pre-load adjuster (1) counterclockwise
fully. From that position (softe ...