Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Tools
A tool kit is provided with your motorcycle. It is located under the rear seat.
Maintenance schedule
It is very important to inspect and
maintain your motorcycle regularly.
Follow the guidelines in the
chart. The intervals between periodic
services in kilometers, miles
and months are shown. At ...
Steering damper maintenance
Keep the steering damper
shaft 1 clean at all times.
Wipe off any oil residue with a
cloth.
Do not confuse the grease-like
residue on the steering damper's
shaft with an oil le ...
Other materials:
Ignition switch inspection
Inspect the ignition switch in the following procedures:
remove the air cleaner box. Refer to “air cleaner box removal and
installation” in section 1d .
Disconnect the ignition switch lead wire coupler (1).
Inspect the ignition switch for continuity with a tester.
If ...
Exhaust pipe bolt and muffler bolt inspection
Tighten exhaust pipe bolts and muffler bolts
initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 2 months) and every
12 000 km (7 500 miles, 24 months) thereafter
Check the exhaust pipe bolts and muffler bolts to the
specified torque.
Tightening torque
exhaust pipe bolt (a): 23 n·m (2.3 Kgf-m, 16.5 Lbf-ft)
muf ...
Starter motor runs but does not crank the
engine
The starter motor runs when the transmission is in neutral, but does not run
when the transmission is in any position
other than neutral, with the side-stand up.
Step
Action
Yes
No
1
Check the side-stand switch. Refer to “side-stand / ignition
inte ...