Owner
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FAILURE
CAUSE
SOLUTION
6 Excessively soft shock
absorption
- Insufficient oil in front fork.
- Insufficiently viscous oil in front fork.
- Bent front fork.
- Badly adjusted shock absorber.
- Add oil to front fork to reach proper level.
- Drain oil from fork and refill with oil of suitable
viscosity.
- Change front fork. Go to a specialized workshop.
- Adjust rear shock absorber.
7 Motorcycle makes abnormal
noises
- Badly adjusted chain.
- Worn chain.
- Worn rear sprocket teeth.
- Insufficient lubrication of chain.
- Misaligned rear wheel
- Insufficient oil in front fork
- Weak or broken front fork spring.
- Worn brake disc.
- Badly placed or glazed pads.
- Damaged cylinder.
- Badly tightened supports, nuts or
bolts
- Adjust chain.
- Replace chain, rear sprocket and final drive system
pinion.
- Change rear sprocket.
- Lubricate with appropriate lubricant for chains.
- Align rear wheel. - Go to a specialized workshop.
- Add oil to front fork to reach proper level.
- Replace front fork spring.
- Replace brake disc.
- Reposition or change pads.
- Replace damaged cylinder.
- Check and adjust to appropriate tightening torques.
8 Handlebar vibrates
- Worn tyre, swinging arm or needle
bearings.
- Off-centre rim.
- Misaligned wheel.
- Excessive tolerance in steering
shafts.
- Loose handlebar bracket and
steering shaft nut.
- Replace worn parts with new ones.
- Centre the rim.
- Check rim spoke tension. Readjust if necessary.
- Tighten handlebar bracket and steering shaft nut to
appropriate tightening torques.
- Tighten handlebar bracket and steering shaft nut to
appropriate tightening torques.
9 Motorcycle tends to lean to
one side.
- Bent chassis.
- Incorrectly adjusted steering.
- Bent steering shaft.
- Bent front fork.
- Misaligned wheels.
- Change frame. - Go to a specialized workshop.
- Adjust steering. - Go to a specialized workshop.
- Change steering shaft. - Go to a specialized
workshop.
- Change front fork.
- Align wheels.
10 Brakes do not work properly - Worn disc.
- Loss of brake fluid.
- Impaired brake fluid.
- Broken pump piston.
- Incorrectly adjusted brakes.
- Change disc.
- Check brake circuits. Change those that are damaged
or broken.
- Drain brake fluid and replace with new.
Recommended by manufacturer.
- Replace pump piston.
- Adjust brakes.
Troubleshooting
