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C F MOTO
S t ee r i ng S t e m
P a r k t h e v e h i c l e on l e v e l p l ace , ho l d s t ee r -
i ng h a nd l e b a r , a nd s h ake i n t h e d i r ec t i on a s
i l l u s tr a t e d on t h e r i gh t a nd s ee i f t h e r e i s
a n y s w a y .
I n ca s e o f a n y s w a y , c h eck i f i t i s t h e
p r ob l e m o f t h e s t ee r i ng s t e m o r o t h e r p a rt s
a nd t h e n do t h e m a i n t e n a n ce acc o r d i ng l y .
I n ca s e o f s w a y o f t h e s t ee ri ng s t e m , ti gh t e n
t h e l o ck nu t o r d i s a ss e mb l e t h e s t ee ri ng s t e m
f o r f u rt h e r c h eck .
P a r k t h e v e h i c l e on l e v e l p l ace , s l ow l y t u r n
t h e h a nd l e b a r l e ft a nd ri gh t t o s ee i f it ca n
t u r n fr ee l y .
I n ca s e t h e r e i s a n y h i nd r a n ce , c h eck i f i t
i s f r om t h e m a i n ca b l e a ss e mb l y o r o t h e r
ca b l e s .
I f no , c h eck t h e s t ee r i ng t i e - r od e nd , a nd
c h eck i f t h e s t ee ri ng s t e m b ea ri ng i s d a m a g e d .
No t e :
M ake s u r e t h e s t ee ri ng ca n b e op e r a t e d fr ee l y .
An acc i d e n t m a y o cc u r
i f t h e h a nd l e b a r i s ou t o f c on tr o l .
B r ake sys t e m
F r on t b r ake l e v e r fr ee p l a y
Op e r a t e f r on t b r ake l e v e r a nd c h eck b r ake
e f f i c i e n c y a nd b r ake l e v e r f un c t i on .
Ch eck fr ee p l a y o f fr on t l e v e r e nd .
F r ee p l a y : 0mm