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 ridingRear brake master cylinder components
Reservoir cap
Plate
Diaphragm
Reservoir tank
Reservoir hose
Brake hose
Brake hose union bolt
Brake hose connector
Master cylinder
Spring
Piston/cup set
Push rod
Dust boot
23 N·m (2.3 Kgf-m,
16.5 Lbf-ft)
10 N·m
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Throttle body removal and installation
Removal
Remove the side cowlings. Refer to “exterior parts
removal and installation” in section 9d (page 9d-
6).
Remove the air cleaner box. Refer to “air cleaner box removal and
installation” .
Remove the clamps (1).
Disconnect the iap sensor (2) from the vacuum
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Chassis bolt and nut inspection
Tighten chassis bolt and nut
initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 2 months) and every
6 000 km (4 000 miles, 12 months) thereafter
Check that all chassis bolts and nuts are tightened to
their specified torque.
Steering stem
lock-nut 80 n·m (8.0 Kgf-m, 58.0 Lbf-ft)
Stee ...