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.
Warning! If the engine has recently been running, the exhaust components may be hot to the touch. Contact with the hot components may cause damage to exposed skin. To avoid skin damage, always allow the hot parts to cool before working on the exhaust system.
Perform the following operations:
1. Release the fixing for the front heat shield and remove the shouldered washer.
2. Move the heat shield forward to detach it from its locating lugs and remove the front heat shield. Note the position and orientation of the captive nut for installation.
1. Fixing; 2. Shouldered washer; 3. Heat shield; 4. Locating lugs
Note: Note the routing of the oxygen sensor harness for installation. Note the position and orientation of the rubber band securing the oxygen sensor to the coolant hose for installation.
3. Remove the rubber band securing the oxygen sensor harness to the coolant pipe.
4. Disconnect the oxygen sensor's multiplug from the main harness.
1. Rubber band; 2. Connector; 3. Oxygen sensor
Note: Always note the position and orientation of exhaust clamps prior to releasing them, and return them to the noted position and orientation on assembly.
5. If required, remove the oxygen sensor.
6. Release the clamp securing the silencer to the catalytic converter.
1. Clamp; 2. Exhaust silencer; 3. Catalytic converter
7. Release the fixings securing the header pipe joints to the cylinder head. Discard the fixings.
1. Header pipes; 2. Fixings
8. Remove the header pipe assembly and remove and discard the seals from the cylinder head ports.
9. Remove and discard the exhaust header pipe gasket from the catalytic converter.