Rough movement 4 Repair or replace.
LUBRICATING THE SIDESTAND
Lubricate the pivoting point, metal-
to
-metal mov-
ing parts
an
d sp
rin
g cont
ac
t po
in
t of the sides-
ta
nd.
l
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AC1l10
Recommended
lubricant
Lithium-soap-based grease
CHECKING THE SIDESTAND SWITCH
Re
fer to "ELECTRICAL COM
PO
NENTS" on
page
8-85.
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CHECKING THE FRONT FORK
1. Stand the
ve
hicle
on
a l
eve
l
su
rface.
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WA
Ul120
AwARNING
Securely
support
the vehicle
so
that
there
is
no danger
of
it
falling over.
2. Chec
k:
• Inner tube
Damage
/s
cratches 4 Replace.
• Front
fo
rk l
eg
O
il
leaks between inner tube and
ou
ter tube
4 Replace the oil sea
l.
3.
Hold
th
e
ve
hicle up
ri
ght and apply the front
brake.
4. Chec
k:
• Front
fo
rk operation
Push down hard on the handlebar several
times
an
d check if the front fork rebounds
smoothly.
Rough movement
4 Repair.
Refer to "FRONT FORK" on page
4-48.
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1
~
ADJUSTING THE FRONT FORK LEGS
The following procedure applies to bo
th
of
th
e
front
fo
rk leg
s.
EWAl3
1
;0n
AwARNING
Securely
support
the
vehicle
so
that
there
Is
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
no
danger
of
it
falling over.
Spring preload
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A WARNI
NG
Always adjust
both
front
fork
legs evenly.
Uneven adjustment can result
in
poor
han-
dling and
loss
of
stability.
ECAIJSOO
NOTICE
Never
go
beyond
the
maximum
or
minimum
adjustment positions.
1.
Adjust:
• Sp
rin
g preload
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a. Tum the
ad
justing bolt "1" in dir
ec
ti
on
"a"
or
''b
"'
.
Direction " a"
Spring preload
is
increased (suspension
is harder).
Direction "b"
Spring preload is decreased (suspension
is softer).
Im
1 1
.,
,
a
':::..o
~
b
--
a
'::::..
A.
Left side
B.
Right side
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The spring p
rel
oad setting is determ
in
ed
by
measu
rin
g the distan
ce
"c" shown in the illustra-
tion. The sho
rt
er distance "c" is,
th
e high
er
the
spring preload; the longer distance "c" is, the
lower the spring preload.
I I I I
c
--
--
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