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Maintenance
Maintenance Fundamentals
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.
Check the following items before you get
on your motorcycle:
Tire tread wear and air pressures are
within limits.
2
P. 147
Lights, horn, and turn signals operate
normally.
Check the following items if you are
carrying a passenger or cargo:
Combined weight is within load limits.
2
P. 233, 235
Cargo is secured properly.
Suspension is adjusted to suit load.
2
P. 168,
169
Check the following items after you get on
your motorcycle:
Throttle action moves smoothly without
binding.
2
P. 165
Brake lever and pedal operate normally.
Check the fuel level and refuel when
needed.
2
P. 15,
125
Engine stop switch functions properly.
2
P. 48
Check the following items at regular
intervals:
Oil level is between the upper and lower
level marks.
2
P. 154
Brake fluid level is
Front: above the LWR mark.
2
P. 160
Rear: above the LWR mark.
2
P. 160
Clutch fluid level is above the
LWR mark.
2
P. 164
Engine coolant level is between the
UPPER and LOWER level marks.
2
P. 158
Side stand functions properly.
2
P. 163
Parking brake works
properly.
2
P. 162
Pre-ride Inspection
GL1800/B
GL1800BD/D/DA
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