If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) in addition to notifying american suzuki motor corp.
If nhtsa receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, nhtsa cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or american suzuki motor corp.
To contact nhtsa, you may either call the auto safety hotline toll -free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in washington, d.C.
Area) or write to: nhtsa, u.S.
Department of transportation, washington, d.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the hotline.
To contact american suzuki, owners in the continental united states can call toll-free 1-800- 444-5077, or write to: american • suzuki motor corporation motorcycle customer service p.O. Box 1100, brea, ca 92822-1100.
For owners outside the continental united states, please refer to the distributor's address listed on your warranty information brochure.
Emission control warranty
Tampering with noise control system prohibitedSteering stem bearing removal and installation
Removal
Remove the steering stem upper bearing and steering stem lower bracket.
Refer to “steering / steering damper removal and installation” .
Remove the steering stem lower bearing inner race
using a chisel.
Remove the steering stem upper and lower bearing
races using ...
Drive chain adjustment
Inspect the drive chain slack
before each use of the motorcycle.
Place the motorcycle on the
side stand. The drive chain
should be adjusted for 20 - 30
mm (0.8 - 1.2 In) of slack, as
shown.
Warning
Too much chain slack can
cause the chain to come off the
sprockets, resul ...
Conrod crank pin bearing removal and
installation
Refer to “engine bottom side disassembly” (page 1d-
49).
Refer to “engine bottom side assembly” .
Removal
Remove the conrod crank pin bearings (1).
Note
do not remove the bearings (1) unless
absolutely necessary.
Make a note of where the bearings are
removed ...