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Maintenance
Importance of Maintenance
Keeping your motorcycle well-maintained is
absolutely essential to your safety and to
protect your investment, obtain maximum
performance, avoid breakdowns, and reduce
air pollution. Maintenance is the owner’s
responsibility. Be sure to inspect your
motorcycle before each ride, and perform the
periodic checks specified in the Maintenance
Schedule.
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WARNING
Improperly maintaining your
motorcycle or failing to correct a
problem before you ride can cause a
crash in which you can be seriously
hurt or killed.
Always follow the inspection and
maintenance recommendations and
schedules in this owner’s manual.
Importance of Maintenance
Maintenance Safety
Always read the maintenance instructions
before you begin each task, and make sure
that you have the tools, parts, and skills
required. We cannot warn you of every
conceivable hazard that can arise in
performing maintenance. Only you can decide
whether or not you should perform a given
task.
Follow these guidelines when performing
maintenance.
Stop the engine and remove the key.
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Park your motorcycle on a firm, level surface
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using the side stand or a maintenance stand
to provide support.
Allow the engine, muffler, brakes, and other
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high-temperature parts to cool before
servicing as you can get burned.
Run the engine only when instructed, and
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do so in a well-ventilated area.
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