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Maintenance Fundamentals
Pre-ride Inspection
To ensure safety, it is your responsibility to
perform a pre-ride inspection and make sure
that any problem you find is corrected. A pre-
ride inspection is a must, not only for safety, but
because having a breakdown, or even a flat tire,
can be a major inconvenience.
Refer to Competition Handbook for procedures.
Check the following before each ride:
● Engine oil level.
● Fuel line for condition.
● Coolant for proper level.
● Cooling system and hoses for condition.
● Spark plug for proper heat range, carbon
fouling and spark plug wire terminal for
looseness.
● Air cleaner for condition and contamination.
● Clutch lever freeplay.
● Breather drain for cleaning.
● Steering head bearing and related parts for
condition.
● Throttle operation.
● Tires for damage or improper inflation
pressure.
● Spokes for looseness.
● Rim locks for looseness.
● Front and rear suspension for proper
operation.
● Front and rear brakes, check operation.
● Drive chain for correct slack and adequate
lubrication.
● Drive chain sliders and drive chain rollers for
damage or wear.
● Exhaust pipe/Muffler for looseness.
● Every possible part for looseness (such as
cylinder head bolts, engine mounting bolts/
nuts, axle nuts, handlebar holder bolts, fork
bridge pinch bolts, drive chain adjuster, lock
nuts, drive chain roller bolt/nut, wire harness
connectors).
● PGM-FI malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
operation.
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