2014 CRF450X User Manual

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Before Riding 11

Is Your Motorcycle Ready to Ride?

Competitive riding can be tough on a motorcycle,

so it’s important to inspect your CRF and correct

any problems you find before each ride. Check

the following items (page numbers are at the

right):

Pre-ride Inspection

Check the following before each ride:

r &OHJOFPJMMFWFM .............................................44

r 5SBOTNJTTJPOPJMMFWFM ...................................47

r $PPMBOUGPSQSPQFSMFWFM ...............................48

r $PPMJOHTZTUFNBOEIPTFTGPSDPOEJUJPO ......49

r4QBSLQMVHGPSQSPQFSIFBUSBOHFDBSCPO

fouling and spark plug wire terminal for

looseness .......................................................61

r "JSDMFBOFSGPSDPOEJUJPOBOE

contamination ...............................................51

r $MVUDIPQFSBUJPOBOEGSFFQMBZ ......................56

r )PUTUBSUMFWFSGSFFQMBZ .................................60

r #SFBUIFSESBJOGPSDMFBOJOH ...........................53

r 4UFFSJOHIFBECFBSJOHTBOESFMBUFEQBSUT

for condition ...............................................102

r $BSCVSFUPSUISPUUMFPQFSBUJPO ........................55

r &OHJOFJEMFTQFFEGPSTUBCMFBOEQSPQFS

rpm ..............................................................140

r 5JSFTGPSEBNBHFPSJNQSPQFSJOGMBUJPO

pressure ........................................................93

r 4QPLFTGPSMPPTFOFTT ....................................92

r 3JNMPDLTGPSMPPTFOFTT ...............................92

r 'SPOUBOESFBSTVTQFOTJPOGPSQSPQFS

operation .................................................84, 85

r 'SPOUBOESFBSCSBLFTDIFDLPQFSBUJPO ........88

r %SJWFDIBJOGPSDPSSFDUTMBDLBOE

adequate lubrication ...............................96, 98

r %SJWFDIBJOTMJEFSTBOEESJWFDIBJOSPMMFST

for damage or wear .......................................98

r &YIBVTUQJQF.VGGMFSJOTQFDUJPO ..................62

r 4UFFSJOHEBNQFSPQFSBUJPOJOTQFDUJPO ..........99

r &WFSZQPTTJCMFQBSUGPSMPPTFOFTTTVDIBT

cylinder head nuts, engine mounting bolts/

nuts, axle nuts, handlebar holder bolts, fork

bridge pinch bolts, drive chain adjuster,

drive chain guide, wire harness connectors,

kickstarter mounting bolt, etc.) ........160 – 163

Improperly maintaining this motorcycle or

failing to correct a problem before riding

can cause a crash in which you can be

seriously hurt or killed.

Always perform a pre-ride inspection

before every ride and correct any

problems.

WARNING

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