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Before & After Competition Maintenance
26 Servicing Your Honda
Before & After Competition Maintenance
After practice or between motos you have a chance
to make additional checks and adjustments.
• Clean accumulated dirt from under the fenders
and off the wheels, suspension components,
handgrips, controls, and footpegs. A stiff,
nylon parts cleaning brush works well.
• Check tire air pressure.
• Check spoke tension, and make sure the rim
locks are secure.
• Check to make sure the sprocket bolts and nuts
are secure.
• Clean the sides of the drive chain with a stiff,
ny
lon parts-cleaning brush. Lubricate an
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adjust the chain as necessary.
Do not perform maintenance while engine is
running. Injury to your fingers or hands may
result.
• After adjustment, check that the chain adjuster
index marks (1) are in the same position on
each side. This will ensure that the
rear wheel
is in proper alignment and allow maximum
performance from the rear disc brake.
Maintaining proper wheel alignment will also
extend brake pad wear.
• Suspend the front wheel above the ground and
use the fork air pressure release screws (2) to
release the built-up pressure (in excess of
normal atmospheric pressure: 0 psi (0 kPa, 0
kgf/cm
2
)) in the fork tubes. This pressure is
caused by normal fork action while riding. (If
you are riding at altitude, remember that fork
pressure of 0 at sea level will increase as
elevation increases.)
It is important to the long term performance of
your CRF to practice a consistent maintenance
program. Right after the event is a good time to
begin your next maintenance cycle.
After Race Lubrication
Apply a light coating of rust-inhibiting oil to the
drive sprocket and any steel portions of the chassis
or engine where the paint has worn away. This will
prevent rusting of the exposed metal.
Apply rust-inhibiting oil more heavily if the event
was particularly wet or muddy. Take care to avoid
spraying any oil near the brake pads or brake disc.
Take care to prevent catching your fingers between
the chain and sprocket.
Remove the drive chain, clean and lubricate it
(pages 83, 84). Be sure the chain is wiped clean
and is dry before lubricating the chain.
Between Motos & Practice Maintenance
(1) chain adjuster index marks
(2) fork air pressure release screw
(1)
(2)
After Competition Maintenance
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