Is Your Motorcycle Ready to Ride?
Before Riding 13
Is Your Motorcycle Ready to Ride?
Competitive riding can be tough on a motorcycle,
so it’s important to inspect your CRF and correct
any problems you find before each ride. Check the
following
items (page numbers are at the right):
Check the following before each ride:
• Engine oil level........................................... 50
• Transmission oil level................................. 53
• Fuel line for condition ................................ 40
• Coolant for proper level.............................. 54
• Cooling system and hoses for condition..... 55
• Spark plug for proper heat range, carbon
fouling and spark plug wire terminal for
looseness..................................................... 67
• Air cleaner for condition and
contamination ............................................. 56
• Clutch lever adjustment and freeplay ......... 62
• Breather drain for cleaning ......................... 58
• Steering head bearing and related parts for
condition ................................................... 128
• Steering damper operation........................ 125
• Throttle operation ....................................... 59
• Tires for damage or improper inflation
pressure..................................................... 116
• Spokes for looseness................................. 115
• Rim locks for looseness............................ 115
• Left fork air pressure................................. 136
• Front and rear suspension for proper
operation ............................................... 87, 88
• Front and rear brakes, check operation..... 111
• Drive chain for correct slack and adequate
lubrication......................................... 118, 119
• Drive chain sliders and drive chain rollers
for damage or wear........................... 118, 119
• Exhaust pipe/Muffler for looseness.......... 121
• Every possible part for looseness (such as
cylinder head bolts, engine mounting bolts/
nuts, axle nuts, handlebar holder bolts/nuts,
fork bridge pinch bolts, drive chain adjuster
lock nuts, drive chain roller bolt/nut, wire
harness connectors, kickstarter arm
bolt)....................................................164-166
• MIL operation............................................... 7
Improperly maintaining this motorcycle or
failing to correct a problem before riding
can cause a crash in which you can be
seriously hurt or killed.
Always perform a pre-ride inspection
before every ride and correct any
problems.
Pre-ride Inspection
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