FRONT SUSPENSION
AND
STEERI
NG
13
. Reinflate the tire
to
the required pre
ss
ure listed
in
Table 2. Install the valve stem cap.
14.
Balance the wheel
as
desc
ri
bed in
thi
s chaptcr.
WARNING
I/ yo
ll
hOl
le repairetl
(/
tire. do
1I0t
ride
the bike
allY
faster than 30 mph
(50
kmlll) for the first
24
hours.
It
takes
at
least 24 hours for a patch to cllr
e.
Also
nel'er ritle the bike faster Ihall 80 mph
(130
kmlh) with a repaired tir
e.
®
261
TIRE
REPAIRS
Patching a tubeless tire on the road is very
difficult. I
fboth
beads arc st
ill
against
th
e rim. a
can
of
pressuri zed
ti
re sealant
ma
y inflate
th
e tire
and seal the hol
e.
although this
is
o
nl
y a temporary
fix
. The beads
mu
st be against the rim for this
method
to
wo
rk
. Another solution
is
to ca rry a
spare inner tube that could be
ins
talled and
inflated. This will enable
you
to get
to
a service
station where
th
e tire can
be
correc
tl
y repaired.
Be
sure that the i
nn
er
tube
is
designed for use
wi
th
tubeless tires.
Suzuki (and the tire industr
y)
recommends that
the
tu
beless tire be
plll
ch
ed
from the in
si
d
e.
Use
a combination plug/patch applied from the inside
the tire. Do not
pat
ch
th
e tire with an external type
plug.
If
yo
u find
an
external
plll
ch on the tire. it
is
re
comme
nd
ed that
it
be patch-r
ei
nf
orced from
the inside.
Due
to
the variations of material supplied wit h
different tubeless tire re
pa
ir kits.
fo
ll
ow
th
e
inst
ru
ctions and recommendations suppli
ed
with
the repair kit.
HANDLEBAR
Removal/Installation
WARN
ING
Th
ere are 2 differenl t
ypes
of
handlebars
al"Oilable
for
th
e Sa\'tlge:
tlte straight
type OIuilhe pulle
(1
back
type.
If
yo
II
choose to chan
ge
tlt
e type
af
halldlebar from
th
e f)pe that the bike
wa
s originally eqllippetl
lI"ith
to
the
other ty
pe
. Suzuki suggests
Ih
e
following:
n,
e throttle cable. cillt
ch
ca
bl
e alld hydraulic brake hose mllst
also be chan
ge
d.
Th
e leng
tlt
s
of
these
parts
(1lfIer
between
Ihe
2 differelll
f)'
I
Jes
of
handlebars and for tlte proper
lIIul
.w
if
e opertUioll
of
lite bike.
th
ese
items
mll
st also be replaced.
Refer
10
Figure 33 and Fig
ur
e
34
for
th
is
procedur
e.
\.
Di
sco
nn
ect
th
e brake light
sw
it
ch electrical
connector from
th
e brake le
ve
r.
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