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:
Starter motor runs but does not crank the
engine
The starter motor runs when the transmission is in neutral, but does not run
when the transmission is in any position
other than neutral, with the side-stand up.
Step
Action
Yes
No
1
Check the side-stand switch. Refer to “side-stand / ignition
inte ...
Oil pan / oil pressure regulator / oil strainer
removal and installation
Note
the oil pan/oil strainer/oil pressure regulator
cannot be serviced with the engine installed
in the frame.
Removal
Remove the engine assembly from the frame. Refer to “engine assembly
removal” in section 1d .
Remove the plate (1).
Remove the oil pan ...
Piston ring removal and installation
Removal
Remove the piston. Refer to “engine bottom side disassembly” .
Carefully spread the ring opening with your thumbs
and then push up the opposite side of the 1st ring to
remove it.
Note
do not expand the piston ring excessively
since it is apt to be broken down. ...