Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Break-in and inspection before riding

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. ...

Break-in

The first 800 km (500 miles) is the most important in the life of your motorcycle. Proper operation during this break-in period will help assure maximum life and performance from your new motorcy ...

Other materials:

Rear brake pedal removal and installation
Removal Remove the master cylinder assembly. Refer to “rear brake master cylinder assembly removal and installation” .  Disconnect the rear brake light switch lead wire coupler. Refer to “rear brake light switch inspection” .  Remove the rear brake pedal as shown in the rear ...

Rear lighting system construction
License plate light assembly Reflex reflector (e-03, 28, 33 only) Clamp : clamp the license plate light lead wire so as not to be slack. Rear combination light Rear turn signal light assembly (lh/rh) 5 N·m (0.5 Kgf-m, 3.5 Lbf-ft) 1.8 N·m ...

Hazard switch inspection
Inspect the hazard switch in the following procedures:  remove the air cleaner box. Refer to “air cleaner box removal and installation” in section 1d .  Disconnect the left handlebar switch coupler (1). (Yellow) Inspect the hazard switch for continuity with the tes ...