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 thoroughly famil iar with your machine and its controls. Again, consider taking one of the msf's rider courses.
Even experts will be pleased with the caliber of the information presented in these courses. As the msf says: "the more you know, the better it gets!"
Be extra safety-conscious on bad weather days
Inspection before ridingTightening torque list
Engine
Fi system + intake air system
Cooling system
Chassis
Tightening torque chart
For other bolts and nuts not listed in the preceding page, refer to this
chart:
Conventional bolt
“4” Marked bolt
“7” Marked bolt
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Balancer shaft disassembly and assembly
Refer to “engine bottom side disassembly” (page 1d-
49).
Refer to “engine bottom side assembly” .
Disassembly
Remove the balancer shaft. Refer to “engine bottom side disassembly” .
Remove the washers, balancer gear and dampers
from the shaft.
Assembly
Assembly is in the re ...
Tire removal and installation
Removal
The most critical factor of a tubeless tire is the seal
between the wheel rim and the tire bead. For this
reason, it is recommended to use a tire changer that can
satisfy this sealing requirement and can make the
operation efficient as well as functional.
Removal the wheel ass ...