Remove fuel tank.
Release brake line from frame.
Release cable from frame.
Remove fasteners securing fairing bracket to frame.
Caution! Hold the fairing securely so that it cannot fall.
If necessary, use foam rubber or similar to support the fairing.
Release the ball joint at the front of the leading link and pull the telescopic forks forward.
Remove the fastener securing the front spring strut at the top.
Remove engine bolt (1).
Caution! If necessary, mask off the leading link to prevent it from being scratched.
Hand-tighten the ball joint at the front of the leading link.
Remove fasteners securing strut (2) to frame and slacken fasteners securing strut to engine.
Remove fastener securing fork bridge to frame.
Note: The screw pin is a press fit in the angular-contact ball bearing: remove as a complete unit.
Remove frame.
Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure.
Tightening torque:
- Fork bridge to frame (clean thread + Loctite 243) — 130 Nm
- Spring strut to frame — 43 Nm
- Frame to engine — 82 Nm
- Struts to frame — 58 Nm
- Struts to engine (clean thread + Loctite 2701) — 58 Nm
- Fairing support bracket to frame — 21 Nm