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146 Adjustments for Competition
Personal Fit Adjustments
The following suggestions may make your ride
both more comfortable and more responsive to
your control input.
Control Positioning
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them comfortably when seated and standing.
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and brake lever assemblies so that they
can rotate on the handlebar in a fall. If an
assembly does not rotate, it may bend or break
a control lever. Make sure that the bolts are
torqued securely enough to prevent slippage
during normal operation.
Apply Pro Honda Hondalock or an equivalent to
the threads of these bolts prior to adjustment to
help ensure the correct torque is retained. Tighten
the top bolts first.
(1)
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(1) control lever mounting bolts
As an alternative, consider wrapping the
handlebar area under the control assemblies with
teflon tape. Then tighten the assemblies to their
normal torque. Upon impact, the fully-tightened
assemblies should rotate on the teflon tape.
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they are close to your boot for rapid access,
but not so close that either is depressed when
sitting or standing comfortably on your CRF.
Handlebar Position, Width & Shape
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the bar and operating the controls is
comfortable while both seated and standing,
while riding straight ahead and turning.
Tighten the forward bolts first.
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rearward either 0.1 in (3 mm) (using optional
handlebar lower holders) or 0.2 in (6 mm) (by
rotating the standard holders 180 degrees).
Refer to the Service Manual for installation
instructions. Be sure to check control
cable and wiring harness routing after the
adjustment.
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a hacksaw to better suit your particular
shoulder width and riding preference. Think
this through carefully and cutoff just a small
amount at a time from both sides equally. It is
obviously much easier to make the handlebar
narrower than it is to add material.
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irregularities or roughness after sawing the
handlebar.
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rise or rearward sweep dimensions, will
provide further adjustment to riding position
and may better suit your particular body
size or riding style. Each of the ergonomic
dimensions of the machine were determined
to suit the greatest possible number of riders
based on an average size rider.
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