Owner`s manual
Table Of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- IMPORTANT MANUAL INFORMATION
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- LOCATION OF IMPORTANT LABELS
- SAFETY INFORMATION
- DESCRIPTION
- INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
- Main switch/steering lock
- Indicator and warning lights
- Multi-function meter unit
- Handlebar switches
- Clutch lever
- Shift pedal
- Brake lever
- Brake pedal
- Fuel tank cap
- Fuel
- Fuel tank breather/overflow hose
- Catalytic converters
- Seats
- Helmet holding cable
- Rear view mirrors
- Adjusting the front fork
- Adjusting the shock absorber assembly
- Luggage strap holders
- EXUP system
- Sidestand
- Ignition circuit cut-off system
- FOR YOUR SAFETY – PRE-OPERATION CHECKS
- OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
- PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
- Owner’s tool kit
- Periodic maintenance chart for the emission control system
- General maintenance and lubrication chart
- Removing and installing cowlings and panels
- Checking the spark plugs
- Canister (for California only)
- Engine oil and oil filter cartridge
- Coolant
- Air filter element
- Checking the engine idling speed
- Checking the throttle cable free play
- Valve clearance
- Tires
- Cast wheels
- Adjusting the clutch lever free play
- Checking the brake lever free play
- Brake light switches
- Checking the front and rear brake pads
- Checking the brake fluid level
- Changing the brake fluid
- Drive chain slack
- Cleaning and lubricating the drive chain
- Checking and lubricating the cables
- Checking and lubricating the throttle grip and cable
- Checking and lubricating the brake and shift pedals
- Checking and lubricating the brake and clutch levers
- Checking and lubricating the sidestand
- Lubricating the swingarm pivots
- Checking the front fork
- Checking the steering
- Checking the wheel bearings
- Battery
- Replacing the fuses
- Replacing a headlight bulb
- Tail/brake light
- Replacing a turn signal light bulb
- Replacing the license plate light bulb
- Supporting the motorcycle
- Front wheel
- Rear wheel
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting charts
- MOTORCYCLE CARE AND STORAGE
- SPECIFICATIONS
- CONSUMER INFORMATION

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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3. Remove the brake hose holder
and reflector on each side by re-
moving the bolt and nut.
4. Remove the brake caliper on each
side by removing the bolts.
5. Remove the axle bolt, push the
wheel axle out from the left side,
and then remove the wheel.
NOTICE: Do not apply the brake
after the brake calipers have
been removed, otherwise the
brake pads will be forced shut.
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To install the front wheel
1. Lift the wheel up between the fork
legs.
2. Insert the wheel axle.
3. Install the axle bolt, and then lower
the front wheel so that it is on the
ground, and then put the sidestand
down.
4. Install the brake calipers by install-
ing the bolts, and then tightening
them to the specified torque.
TIP
Make sure that there is enough space
between the brake pads before install-
ing the brake calipers onto the brake
discs.
5. Install the brake hose holders and
reflectors by installing the bolts
and nuts.
6. Tighten the axle bolt to the speci-
fied torque.
TIP
While tightening the axle bolt, hold the
wheel axle with a 19-mm hexagon
wrench to keep it from turning.
7. Tighten wheel axle pinch bolt B,
then pinch bolt A to the specified
torque.
1. Brake hose holder
2. Bolt and nut
3. Brake caliper bolt
4. Brake caliper
5. Axle bolt
6. Reflector
1. Wheel axle
Tightening torque:
Brake caliper bolt:
35 Nm (3.5 m·kgf, 25 ft·lbf)
Tightening torque:
Axle bolt:
91 Nm (9.1 m·kgf, 66 ft·lbf)
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