HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
This serv ice
manual
descr ibes the service procedures
for
the CB900F.
Follow
the
Maint
enance Sched ule (Section 3) recomme ndat ions to ensure
that th e vehicle is in peak ope rating
condition
.
Perform ing the
fir
st scheduled
maintenanc
e is
ver
y
important.
It
compen-
sates fo r the initial wear
that
occurs
during
the break-in period.
Sections 1 and 3
apply
to
the
who le
motorc
ycle . Section 2 illustrates proce-
dures
for
remo
val/ins
tallat ion of
components
that
ma y be requi red to per-
form service descr ibed in the
follo
wing
sect
ions
.
Sections 4
through
19 describe parts of th e
moto
rcyc le, grouped
according
to location.
Find the section you
want
on this page. then t urn to the table of cont ents on
the first page of
that
section.
Most
sections start w ith an assembly or system illust ration, service
informa
-
tion and
trou
bles
hoot
ing for the section. The subsequent pages give
detailed proc edure.
If you
don't
kno w
the
source
of
the
trouble,
go to sect
ion
22,
Troub leshooting .
Your safety, and the safety of others, is very
important.
To
help
you make
inform
ed decisions we have prov ided safety messages and
other
infor
-
mation
thro
ugho
ut th is
manual.
Of course, it is not practical or possible
to warn you
about
all the hazard s associated
with
servicing th is vehicle.
You must use
your
own
good
judgemen
t.
You will
find
impo
rtant safety
informa
tion
in a variety of fo rms including:
• Safety Labels - on the vehicle
• Safety Messages - prece ded by a safety alert
symbol
&.
and one of
thr ee signal
words,
DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.
These signal words
mean
:
~
You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if
~
you
don't
fo llo w instructions.
~
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if
~
you don't follow instructi ons.
~
: ou
C~N
be HURT if you
don't
follow
~
Instruct
ions
.
• Instructions -
how
to service th is veh icle correctly and safely.
As you read th is
manual,
you
will
find information
that
is preceded by a
~
~J
symbol. The purpose of th is message is to
help
prevent dama ge to
your
vehicle, other property, or the env
ironment.
ALL INFORMATION, ILLUSTRATIONS, DIRECTIONS
AND SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS PUBLICA-
TION ARE BASED ON THE LATEST PRODUCT INFOR-
MATION A
VA
ILABLE AT THE TIME OF APPRO
VAL
FOR PRINTING. Honda
Moto
r Co., Ltd. RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES AT ANY TIME WITH-
OUT NOTICE
AND
W
ITHOUT
INCURRING AN Y
OBLIGATION WHATEVER. NO PART OF THIS PUBLI-
CATION
MAY
BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION. THIS MAN UAL IS W RITTEN FOR PER-
SONS WHO HAVE ACQUIRED BASIC KNOWLEDGE
OF M
AIN
TENAN CE ON Ho
nd
a MOTORCYCLES,
MOTOR SCOOTERS OR ATVS.
Honda
Mo
to r Co"
Ltd
,
SERVICE PUBLICATION OFFICE
Date of Issue: December 2001
© Honda Mo
tor
Co., Ltd.