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11.10 Adjusting the ridin g sag ........................ ....... 46
11.11 Checking the bas ic setting of the fork ............... 46
11.12 Adjusting the com pression damping o f the
fork ........................................... .................... 46
11.13 Adjusting the rebo und damping of the fork ........ 47
11.14 Adjusting the spri ng preload of the for k
(EXC‑ F Six Days) ............................................. 48
11.15 Handlebar positio n .......................................... 49
11.16 Adjusting the han dlebar position ................... 49
12 SERVICE WORK ON THE CHASSIS ............................ .. 51
12.1 Raising the motorc ycle with the lift stan d .... ...... 51
12.2 Removing the moto rcycle from the lift s tand ...... 51
12.3 Bleeding the fork le gs .................... .................. 51
12.4 Cleaning the dust b oots of the fork legs............. 52
12.5 Removing the fork protector ........................ ..... 52
12.6 Installing the fork p rotector .............................. 52
12.7 Removing the fork legs .. ............................... 53
12.8 Installing the fork l egs ................................ . 53
12.9 Removing the lowe r triple clamp
(EXC‑ F EU/AU/BR ) .......................................... 54
12.10 Removing the low er triple clamp
(EXC‑ F Six Days) ............................................. 55
12.11 Installing the lowe r triple clamp
(EXC‑ F EU/AU/BR ) .......................................... 56
12.12 Installing the lowe r triple clamp
(EXC‑ F Six Days) ............................................. 58
12.13 Checking the play of the steering he ad
bearing ................................................. ......... 59
12.14 Adjusting the play of the steering he ad
bearing (EXC‑ F EU/AU/BR) ........................... 60
12.15 Adjusting the stee ring head bearing p lay
(EXC‑ F Six Days) ............................................. 60
12.16 Lubricating the st eering head bearing ............ 61
12.17 Removing the fron t fender ............................... 61
12.18 Installing the fron t fender ................................ 62
12.19 Removing the sho ck absorber ........... ............ 63
12.20 Installing the sho ck absorber ........... ............. 63
12.21 Removing the sea t ......... ................................ . 63
12.22 Mounting the sea t ........................................... 63
12.23 Removing the air filter box cover .... .................. 64
12.24 Installing the air f ilter box cover ....................... 64
12.25 Removing the air filter ........................... ...... 65
12.26 Installing the air f ilter ............................ ...... 65
12.27 Cleaning the air fi lter and air filter box .......... 65
12.28 Sealing the air filt er box ............................ ... 66
12.29 Securing the air fi lter box cover .................... 66
12.30 Removing main s ilencer................................... 67
12.31 Installing the mai n silencer .......................... .... 67
12.32 Changing glass fi ber yarn filling in the main
silencer ............................ .......................... 67
12.33 Removing the fue l tank ........................ ........ 68
12.34 Installing the fuel tank ................................. 69
12.35 Checking for chai n dirt accumulation ................ 70
12.36 Cleaning the chai n ......................................... . 71
12.37 Checking the cha in tension .......................... .... 71
12.38 Adjusting the cha in tension.............................. 72
12.39 Checking the cha in, rear sprocket, en gine
sprocket and cha in guide ... .............................. 73
12.40 Checking the fram e ..... ................................ 74
12.41 Checking the swin garm ................................ 75
12.42 Checking throttle cable routing ..................... .... 75
12.43 Checking the rubb er grip ................................. 75
12.44 Adjusting the bas ic position of the clu tch
lever ............................................ .................. 76
12.45 Checking/correcti ng the fluid level of the
hydraulic clutch .............................................. 76
12.46 Changing the hyd raulic clutch fluid ............... 77
12.47 Removing the eng ine guard (EXC‑ F S ix Days) ..... 78
12.48 Installing the eng ine guard (EXC‑ F S ix Days) ..... 78
13 BRAKE SYSTEM ......................................... ............... 79
13.1 Checking free trave l of hand brake leve r ............ 79
13.2 Adjusting free trave l of hand brake leve r ............ 79
13.3 Checking the brake discs ........................... ...... 79
13.4 Checking the brake fluid level of the f ront
brake ............................................... .............. 80
13.5 Adding front brake fluid ............................... 80
13.6 Checking the front brake linings ....................... 81
13.7 Changing the front brake linings ................... 81
13.8 Checking the free t ravel of foot brake le ver ........ 83
13.9 Adjusting the basic position of the foo t brake
lever ............................ ............................... 83
13.10 Checking the rear brake fluid level .................... 84
13.11 Adding rear brake fluid ................................ 84
13.12 Checking the rear brake linings ........................ 85
13.13 Changing the rear brake linings ..................... 85
14 WHEELS, TIRES .............. ................................ .......... 88
14.1 Removing the front wheel ............................. 88
14.2 Installing the front wheel ................... .......... 88
14.3 Removing the rear wheel ...................... ........ 89
14.4 Installing the rear w heel ............................... 90
14.5 Checking the tire c ondition .............................. 91
14.6 Checking the tire a ir pressure ......................... .. 91
14.7 Checking spoke te nsion ................ ................... 92
15 ELECTRICAL SYST EM ............................................... . 93
15.1 Removing the batte ry ................................... 93
15.2 Installing the batte ry .................................... 94
15.3 Recharging the bat tery ................................. 94
15.4 Changing the main fuse ........ ........................... 96
15.5 Changing the fuses of individual powe r
consumers........................ .............................. 97
15.6 Removing the head light mask with the
headlight......................... ............................... 98
15.7 Installing the head light mask with the
headlight......................... ............................... 99
15.8 Changing the head light bulb .............. .............. 99
15.9 Changing the turn s ignal bulb ........................ 100
15.10 Checking the hea dlight setting ....................... 100
15.11 Adjusting the hea dlight range ......................... 101
15.12 Changing the spe edometer battery ............ ...... 101
15.13 Diagnostics conn ector ............................. ...... 102
16 COOLING SYSTEM ........................... ........................ 103
16.1 Cooling system ............................................. 103
16.2 Checking the antifr eeze and coolant le vel ........ 103
16.3 Checking the coola nt level ............................. 104
16.4 Draining the coolan t .................................. 104
16.5 Refilling coolant .............. .......................... 105
17 TUNING THE EN GINE .............................................. 106
17.1 Checking the play in the throttle cable ............ 106
17.2 Adjusting the play in the throttle cable ........ 106
17.3 Setting the charact eristic map of the th rottle
response .............................. ..................... 107
17.4 Changing the mapp ing (EXC‑ F Six Day s).......... 107
17.5 Adjusting the idle s peed ............................. 108
17.6 Teaching the thrott le valve position................. 108