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2-36 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
Periodic Maintenance Procedures
  Tire Tread Depth
     Standard:
      Front          4.4 mm (0.17 in.)
      Rear           6.7 mm (0.26 in.)
    Service Limit:
      Front          1 mm (0.04 in.)
                     (AT, CH, DE) 1.6 mm (0.06 in.)
      Rear           2 mm (0.08 in.) (Up to 130 km/h (80 mph))
                     3 mm (0.12 in.) (Over 130 km/h (80 mph))

                           WARNING
  Some replacement tires may adversely affect han-
  dling and cause an accident resulting in serious in-
  jury or death. To ensure proper handling and sta-
  bility, use only the recommended standard tires for
  replacement, inflated to the standard pressure.

                             NOTE
  ○Most countries may have their own regulations a mini-
   mum tire tread depth: be sure to follow them.
  ○Check and balance the wheel when a tire is replaced
   with a new one.

Wheel Bearing Damage Inspection
• Raise   the front wheel off the ground with the jack (see
  Front Wheel Removal(10-6)).
• Turn  the handlebar all the way to the right or left.
• ing and the
  Inspect      roughness of the front wheel bearing by push-
            pulling [A] the wheel.
• Spin  [B] the front wheel lightly, and check for smoothly
  turn, roughness, binding or noise.
  If roughness, binding or noise is found, remove the front
  wheel (see Front Wheel Removal(10-6)) and inspect the
  wheel bearing (see Hub Bearing Inspection(10-17)).

• Raise  the rear wheel off the ground with the center stand.
• ing and the
  Inspect      roughness of the rear wheel bearing by push-
           pulling [A] the wheel.
• Spin  [B] the rear wheel lightly, and check for smoothly
  turn, roughness, binding or noise.
  If roughness, binding or noise is found, remove the rear
  wheel and inspect the wheel bearing (see Rear Wheel
  Removal(10-7)) (see Hub Bearing Inspection(10-17)) and
  coupling (see Coupling Bearing Inspection(11-13)).