Warning!
- Make sure the motorcycle is stabilised and adequately supported.
- A correctly supported motorcycle will help prevent it from falling.
- An unstable motorcycle may fall, causing injury to the operator or damage to the motorcycle.
1. Refit the rear suspension unit to the motorcycle by lowering the unit downwards through the hole in the swinging arm.
2. Locate the rear suspension unit upper mounting and fit the bolt from the right hand side. Loosely fit a new lock nut.
1. Rear suspension unit; 2. Upper mounting
3. Locate the drop link to the rear suspension unit lower mount. Fit the bolt from the right hand side and secure with a new lock nut. Hold the bolt to prevent rotation and tighten the lock nut to 48 Nm.
1. Drop link; 2. Rear suspension unit lower mounting fixing
4. Locate the drag link plates and fit the bolts from the right hand side. Loosely fit new lock nuts.
1. Drag link plates; 2. Fixings
Note: When tightening the remaining rear suspension linkage fixings, hold the bolt to prevent rotation while tightening the lock nut to the specified torque.
5. With the weight of the motorcycle on its wheels, tighten the:
- rear suspension unit upper mounting to 48 Nm
- drag link fixings to 48 Nm.
Perform the following operations: