Rear Suspension Unit - Installation
Warning - General - Stabilise Motorcycle
warning
Make sure the motorcycle is stabilised and adequately supported.A correctly supported motorcycle will help prevent it from falling.An unstable motorcycle may fall, causing injury to the operator or damage to the motorcycle.
RSU Install LG1; LGX
- Refit the rear suspension unit to the motorcycle and refit the fixings with new lock nuts.
Upper fixing
Rear suspension unit
Lower fixing
- Raise the swinging arm as high as the slack in the linkage units will allow. This will ensure the rear suspension unit and rear suspension linkages are sat in their correct seating position. Support with a suitable block.
- If required, tighten the drag link and rocker centre fixing to 48 Nm whilst holding the lock nut.
- Tighten the rocker pivot fixing to 48 Nm whilst holding the lock nut.
- Tighten drag link lower fixing to 48 Nm whilst holding the lock nut.
Drag link lower fixing
Drag link
Drag link and rocker centre fixing
Rocker
Rocker pivot fixing
- Tighten the rear suspension unit lower fixing to 48 Nm whilst holding the lock nut.
- Tighten the rear suspension unit upper fixing to 48 Nm whilst holding the lock nut.
- If removed, refit the left hand control plate and tighten the fixings to 24 Nm.
- Check the condition of the drive chain rubbing strip and replace if necessary.
- Install the drive chain rubbing strip to the swinging arm and install the front fixing.
Drive chain rubbing strip
Fixing
- Install the plate, flanged sleeve and fixing to the drive chain rubbing strip. Tighten the front and rear fixings to 4 Nm.
Drive chain rubbing strip
Fixing
Flanged sleeve
Plate
- Refit the rear hugger and chain guard with two fixings and tighten to 4 Nm.
Rear hugger and chain guard
Fixings
- Refit the rear suspension unit guard to the rear hugger and secure with the two plastic rivets.
Rear suspension unit guard
Plastic rivets
Perform the following operations
Perform the following operations: