Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Be extra safety-conscious on bad weather days
Riding on bad weather days, especially wet ones, requires extra caution. Braking distances increase on a rainy day. Stay off the painted surface marks, manhole covers, and greasy-appearing areas, as they can be especially slippery. Use extra caution at railway crossings and on metal gratings and bridges. When it starts to rain, any oil or grease on the road rises to the surface of the water. Pull over and wait a few minutes until this oil film is washed away before riding.
Whenever in doubt about road conditions, slow down!
Know your limits
Always ride within the boundaries
of your own skills. Knowing these
limits and staying within them will
help you avoid accidents.
A major cause of accidents involving
only a motorcycle (and no
...
Practice away from traffic
Your riding skill and your mechanical
knowledge form the foundation
for safe riding practices. We
suggest that you practice riding
your motorcycle in a non-traffic
situation until you are thoroug ...
Other materials:
Loading limit
Warning
Overloading or improper loading
can cause lose of motorcycle
control and this may result
in an accident.
Follow loading limits and loading
guidelines in this manual.
Never exceed the g.V.W.
(Gross vehicle weight) of this
motorcycle. The g.V.W. Is the
...
Side-stand construction
Frame
Side-stand bracket
Washer
Side-stand
50 N·m (5.0 Kgf-m,
36.0 Lbf-ft)
40 N·m
(4.0 Kgf-m, 29.0 Lbf-ft)
Apply grease to sliding
surface.
...
Cooling fan relay inspection
Inspect the fan relay in the following procedures:
remove the frame covers. Refer to “exterior parts
removal and installation” in section 9d (page 9d-
6).
Remove the cooling fan relay (1).
First check the insulation between “a” and “b”
terminals with tester. Then ap ...