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 ridingMuffler / muffler chamber / exhaust pipe
removal and installation
Removal
Loosen the muffler connecting bolts (1).
Remove the mufflers (2) by removing the mounting
bolt and nut (3).
Note
support the muffler to prevent it from falling.
Remove the side cowlings. Refer to “exterior parts
removal and installation” in secti ...
General description
Engine coolant description
Caution
use a high quality ethylene glycol base
anti-freeze, mixed with distilled water. Do
not mix an alcohol base anti-freeze and
different brands of anti-freeze.
Do not put in more than 60% anti-freeze or
less than 50%. (Refer ...
Starter torque limiter inspection
Removal
Remove the clutch cover. Refer to “clutch removal” in section 5c .
Remove the washers (1), starter idle gear no. 1 (2)
And no. 2 (3).
Remove the starter idle gear no. 2 Bearing (4), shaft
(5) and washer (6).
Hold the starter clutch with the special tool an ...