Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Be extra safety-conscious on bad weather days
Riding on bad weather days, especially wet ones, requires extra caution. Braking distances increase on a rainy day. Stay off the painted surface marks, manhole covers, and greasy-appearing areas, as they can be especially slippery. Use extra caution at railway crossings and on metal gratings and bridges. When it starts to rain, any oil or grease on the road rises to the surface of the water. Pull over and wait a few minutes until this oil film is washed away before riding.
Whenever in doubt about road conditions, slow down!
Know your limits
Always ride within the boundaries
of your own skills. Knowing these
limits and staying within them will
help you avoid accidents.
A major cause of accidents involving
only a motorcycle (and no
...
Practice away from traffic
Your riding skill and your mechanical
knowledge form the foundation
for safe riding practices. We
suggest that you practice riding
your motorcycle in a non-traffic
situation until you are thoroug ...
Other materials:
Break-in procedures
During manufacture only the best possible materials are
used and all machined parts are finished to a very high
standard but it is still necessary to allow the moving parts
to “break-in” before subjecting the engine to maximum
stresses. The future performance and reliability of the
engine depen ...
Drive chain related components
Drive chain
Engine sprocket
Rear sprocket
Dust seal
Bearing
Retainer
Sprocket mounting drum
Wheel damper
145 N·m (14.5 Kgf-m,
105.0 Lbf-ft)
60 N·m
(6.0 Kgf-m, 43.0 Lbf-ft)
Apply grease
Apply thread lock to
thread p ...
Spring pre-load adjustment
To change the spring pre-load,
turn the adjuster 1 clockwise or
counterclockwise. Turning the
adjuster clockwise will increase
the spring pre-load. Turning the
adjuster counterclockwise will
decrease the spring pre-load.
There are five grooved lines on
the side of the adjuster 1 for re ...