PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
2.Check the spark plug for electrode erosion and excessive carbon or other deposits, and replace it if necessary.
Specified spark plug:
NGK/CR6HSA
To install the spark plug
1.Measure the spark plug gap with a wire thickness gauge and, if nec- essary, adjust the gap to specifica- tion.
2.Clean the surface of the spark plug gasket and its mating surface, and then wipe off any grime from the spark plug threads.
3.Install the spark plug with the spark plug wrench, and then tight- en it to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Spark plug:
12.5 Nm (1.25 m·kgf, 9.0 ft·lbf)
NOTE:
If a torque wrench is not available when installing a spark plug, a good estimate
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Engine oil
The engine oil level should be checked before each ride. In addition, the oil must be changed at the intervals spec- ified in the periodic maintenance and lubrication chart.
To check the engine oil level
1.Place the motorcycle on a level surface and hold it in an upright po- sition.
NOTE:
Make sure that the motorcycle is posi- tioned straight up when checking the oil
of the correct torque is
level. A slight tilt to the side can result in a false reading.
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fied torque as soon as possible.
4. Install the spark plug cap.
2. | Start the engine, warm it up for |
| several minutes, and then turn it |
| off. |
3. | Wait a few minutes until the oil set- |
| tles, remove the oil filler cap, wipe |
1.Spark plug gap
Spark plug gap:
the dipstick clean, insert it back |
into the oil filler hole (without |
screwing it in), and then remove it |
again to check the oil level. |