Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Owners Manual: Inspection before riding
Review the instructions in the "inspection before riding" section of this manual. Perform an entire pre-ride inspection before you head out on the road. Spending a few minutes preparing your machine for a ride can help prevent accidents due to mechanical failure or costly, inconvenient breakdowns far from home.
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 ...
Accessories and loading
The accessories you use with
your motorcycle and the manner
in which you load your gear onto
the bike might create hazards.
Aerodynamics, handling, balance,
and cornering clearance can suffer,
...
Other materials:
Throttle cable play inspection and adjustment
Inspect throttle cable play
initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 2 months) and every
6 000 km (4 000 miles, 12 months) thereafter
Inspect and adjust the throttle cable play “a” as follows:
Throttle cable play “a”
2.0 – 4.0 Mm (0.08 – 0.16 In)
Remove the boot (1).
Loosen the lock-nu ...
Schematic and routing diagram
Fuel tank drain hose and breather hose routing diagram
Fuel tank water drain hose
Fuel tank breather hose no. 1
Fuel tank breather hose no. 2
Fuel tank breather hose no. 3
3-Way joint
Frame
White marking
Set the
hose end to the root of tank nippl ...
Starter motor components
O-ring
Housing end (inside)
O-ring
Starter motor case
Armature
Housing end (outside)
10
N·m (1.0 Kgf-m, 7.0 Lbf-ft)
4 N·m (0.4
Kgf-m, 3.0 Lbf-ft)
5 N·m (0.5
Kgf-m, 3.5 Lbf-ft)
Apply grease to sliding
surface
Apply moly ...