Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Inspection before riding
Review the instructions in the "inspection before riding" section of this manual. Perform an entire pre-ride inspection before you head out on the road. Spending a few minutes preparing your machine for a ride can help prevent accidents due to mechanical failure or costly, inconvenient breakdowns far from home.
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 ...
Accessories and loading
The accessories you use with
your motorcycle and the manner
in which you load your gear onto
the bike might create hazards.
Aerodynamics, handling, balance,
and cornering clearance can suffer,
...
Other materials:
Battery current leakage inspection
Inspect the battery current leakage in the following
procedures:
turn the ignition switch off.
Remove the front seat. Refer to “exterior parts
removal and installation” in section 9d (page 9d-
6).
Disconnect the battery (–) lead wire.
Measure the current betwee ...
Wiring harness routing diagram
Wiring harness no. 2
Tapping clamp
: insert the clamp from the front side. Place the turn signal
and position light couplers in front of the clamp.
Steel clamp
: clamp the wiring harness at the blue taping point. Bend
the steel clamps to the front side.
...
Clutch lifter pin inspection and adjustment
Refer to “clutch removal” and “clutch installation” .
Note
when inspection and adjusting the clutch
lifter pin, it is not necessary to install the
clutch onto the countershaft.
Inspect and adjust the clutch lifter pin in the following
procedures:
assemble the ...