General information
Chassis bolt and nut inspection
In this manual: General information
32steps
~192min
4/5difficulty
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Tighten chassis bolt and nut initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 2 months) and every 6 000 km (4 000 miles, 12 months) thereafter


Check that all chassis bolts and nuts are tightened to their specified torque.

Steering stem
lock-nut 80 N·m
Steering stem head
nut 90 N·m
Front fork upper
clamp bolt 23 N·m
Handlebar clamp bolt
23 N·m
Front brake master
cylinder mounting bolt 10 N·m
Brake hose union
bolt 23 N·m
Front master
cylinder air bleeder valve 6 N·m
Front fork lower
clamp bolt 23 N·m
Steering damper
bolt/nut 23 N·m
Brake hose union
bolt 23 N·m
Front
axle bolt 100 N·m
Front axle pinch
bolt 23 N·m
Front brake disc
bolt 18 N·m
Front brake caliper
mounting bolt 39 N·m
Brake caliper air
bleeder valve 7,5 N·m
Swingarm
pivot nut 100 N·m
Front footrest
bracket bolt 23 N·m
Brake hose union
bolt 23 N·m
Front
footrest bracket bolt 23 N·m
Swingarm pivot
lock-nut 90 N·m
Rear brake master
cylinder mounting bolt 10 N·m
Rear brake master
cylinder rod lock-nut 18 N·m
Rear shock absorber
bracket nut 115 N·m

Rear
shock absorber mounting bolt/nut (upper and lower) 50 N·m
Cushion rod bolt/nut
(front and rear) 98 N·m
Cushion lever
mounting bolt/nut 98 N·m
Rear axle nut 100
n·m (10.0 Kgf-m, 72.5 Lbf-ft)
Rear sprocket nut 60
n·m (6.0 Kgf-m, 43.5 Lbf-ft)
Brake hose union
bolt 23 N·m
Brake caliper air
bleeder valve 6 N·m
Rear brake disc bolt
35 N·m
Rear brake caliper
sliding pin (front) 27 N·m
Rear brake caliper
sliding pin (rear) 12 N·m
Refer to “compression pressure check” in section 1d .
Oil pressure checkRefer to “oil pressure check” in section 1e (page 1e- 5).
SDS checkRefer to “sds check” in section 1a .
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