BASIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURESBASIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
Follow the procedure below to make adjustments to the drive chain slack. Be sure that you are parked on a level
surface and the engine is turned OFF.OFF.
CHECKING BRAKE PADSCHECKING BRAKE PADS
DRIVE CHAIN ADJUSTMENT DRIVE CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
1. Loosen the rear axle nut (A)(A)
2. Loosen the adjuster lock nuts (B)(B) on both the
le and right side of the swing-arm.
3. Turn the adjusting bolts (9 counter-clockwise to
decrease the slack or clockwise to increase the slack.
4. Align the marks (1)(1) in Fig. 2Fig. 2 (if available) of the
adjusting plate blocks (D)(D) with the same reference
marks (E)(E) on both sides of the swing-arm. Tighten
the axle nut (A)(A)
5. Recheck the chain slack and adjust it if
necessary. If you chain slack is correct, turn the
adjuster bolts counterclockwise until they touch the
axle plate blocks lightly.
6. Tighten the adjuster lock nuts while at the same
time holding the adjuster bolts with a wrench.
7. If the chain slack is correct, turn the adjuster
bolts ounter clockwise until they touch the axle
plate blocks lightly.
8. Tighten the adjuster lock nuts while at the same
time holding the adjuster bolts with a wrench.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
CHECKING BRAKE PADSCHECKING BRAKE PADS
DRIVE CHAIN LUBRICATION DRIVE CHAIN LUBRICATION
Commercially prepared chain lubricants may be purchased
at many motorcycle shops and should be used instead of mo-
tor oil. Chain lube or gear oil (80w or 90w) is recommended.
Saturate each joint so that the lubricant penetrates the space
between each surface of the link plates and rollers.
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