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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 2-37
Periodic Maintenance Procedures
Final Drive
Drive Chain Lubrication Condition Inspection
  Lubrication is necessary after riding through rain or on wet
roads, or any time that the chain appears dry.
  Use a lubricant for sealed chains to prevent deterioration
of chain seals. If the chain is especially dirty, clean it using a
cleaner for sealed chains following the instructions supplied
by the chain cleaner manufacturer.
                             NOTICE
    The O-rings between the side plates seal in the lu-
    bricant between the pin and the bushing. To avoid
    damaging the O-rings and resultant loss of lubri-
    cant, observe the following rules.
    Use only chain cleaner for cleaning of the O-ring of
    the drive chain. Any other cleaning solution such
    as gasoline will cause deterioration and swelling
    of the O-ring. Immediately blow the chain dry with
    compressed air after cleaning. Complete cleaning
    and drying the chain within 10 minutes.

• Apply chain oil to the sides of the rollers so that oil will
  penetrate to the rollers and bushings. Apply the oil to the
    O-rings so that the O-rings will be coated with oil.
•   Wipe off any excess oil.
     Oil Applied Areas [A]
     O-rings [B]
•   Wipe off lubricant that gets on the tire surface.

Drive Chain Slack Inspection
                               NOTE
    ○Check the slack with the motorcycle setting on its side
     stand.
    ○Clean the chain if it is dirty, and lubricate it if it appears
     dry.

• Check   the wheel alignment (see Wheel Alignment Inspec-
  tion(2-39)).
• Rotate   the rear wheel to find the position where the chain
  is tightest.
• Measure    the vertical movement (chain slack) [A] midway
  between the sprockets.
    If the chain slack exceeds the standard, adjust it.
    Chain Slack
      Standard:    30  40 mm (1.2  1.6 in.)