Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Quiz
Maintenance and adjustment

Leather, Vinyl, and Rubber

In this manual: Maintenance and adjustment
Specifications — 1Serial number locations — 1Location of parts — 1Loading and accessories information — 1General information — 54Break-in — 1How to ride the motorcycle — 13Safe operation — 4Maintenance and adjustment — 62Storage — 1Troubleshooting guide — 1Your warranty/owner satisfaction — 6Reporting safety defects — 1Location of labels — 1
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If your motorcycle has leather accessories, special care must be taken.

Use a leather cleaner/treatment to clean and care for leather accessories.

Washing leather parts with detergent and water will damage them, shortening their life.

Vinyl parts should be washed with the rest of themotorcycle, then treated with a vinyl treatment.

The sidewalls of tires and other rubber components should be treated with a rubber protectant to help prolong their useful life.

WARNING

Rubber protectants can be slippery and, if used on the tread area, cause loss of traction resulting in accident causing injury or death. Do not apply rubber protectant to any tread area.

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