1. Install:
- Front fork leg
Temporarily tighten the upper and lower bracket pinch bolts.
Warning: Make sure the brake hoses are routed properly.
Make sure the outer tube is flush with the top of the upper bracket.
2. Tighten:
- Lower bracket pinch bolts "1" and "2"
Lower bracket pinch bolt 23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf).
Tighten each bolt to 23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·Jbf) in the order: pinch bolt "1" → pinch bolt "2" → pinch bolt "1" → pinch bolt "2".
3. Tighten:
- Cap bolt "1"
Cap bolt 20 Nm (2.0 mr·kgf, 14 ft·lbf).
- Handlebar bolt "2"
Handlebar bolt 13 Nm (1.3 mr·kgf, 9.4 ft·bf).
- Handlebar pinch bolt "3"
Handlebar pinch bolt 16 Nm (1.6 mr·kgf, 11 ft·lbf).
- Upper bracket pinch bolt "4"
Upper bracket pinch bolt 26 Nm (2.6 mr·kgf, 19 ft·lbf).
4. Check:
- Cable routing
Make sure the brake hose, throttle cables, clutch cable, and handlebar switch leads are routed properly. Refer to "Cable routing".
5. Install:
- Plastic band "1"
Fasten the front brake hose to the right front fork leg with the plastic locking tie.
6. Adjust:
- Spring preload
- Rebound damping
- Compression damping
Refer to "Adjusting the front fork legs".