Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Service Manual: Steering tension adjustment
Check the steering movement in the following procedures:
- by supporting the motorcycle with a jack, lift the front wheel unit is off the floor 20 – 30 mm (0.8 – 1.2 In).
- Remove the steering damper. Refer to “steering damper construction” .
- Check to make sure that the cables and wire harnesses are properly routed.
- With the front wheel in the straight ahead state, hitch the spring scale (special tool) on one handlebar grip end as shown in the figure and read the graduation when the handlebar starts moving.
Initial force 200 – 500 grams
Special tool
(a):
09940–92720 (spring scale)
- Do the same on the other grip end.
- If the initial force read on the scale when the handlebar starts turning is either too heavy or too light, adjust it till it satisfies the specification.
- first, loosen the front fork upper clamp bolts, handlebar clamp bolts, steering stem head nut and steering stem lock-nut, and then adjust the steering stem nut by loosening or tightening it.
- tighten the steering stem lock-nut, stem head nut, handlebar clamp bolts and front fork upper clamp bolts to the specified torque and re-check the initial force with the spring scale according to the previously described procedure.
- if the initial force is found within the specified range, adjustment has been completed.
| Note hold the front fork legs, move them back and forth and make sure that the steering is not loose. |
Steering 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 i ...
Specifications
Tightening torque specifications
Note
the specified tightening torque is described in the following.
“Handlebar components” “steering components” “steering
damper c ...
Other materials:
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.
...
Thermostat removal and installation
Removal
Drain a small amount of engine coolant. Refer to “cooling system
inspection” in section 0b .
Lift and support the fuel tank. Refer to “fuel tank
removal and installation” in section 1g (page 1g-
9).
Remove the thermostat cover (1).
Remove the thermostat ( ...
DTC table
In the lcd (display) panel, the malfunction code is indicated from small code
to large code.
*1 To get the proper signal from the throttle position sensor, the sensor basic
position is indicated in the lcd
(display) panel. The malfunction code is indicated in three digits. In front o ...