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13-10 SUSPENSION
Front Fork
Front Fork Removal (Each Fork Leg)
• Remove:
   Upper Fairing (see Upper Fairing Removal in the Frame
     chapter)
     Front Wheel (see Front Wheel Removal in the
     Wheels/Tires chapter)

• Loosen  the upper front fork clamp bolt [A] and lower front
  fork clamp bolts [B].
○If fork leg [C] is to be disassembled, loosen the upper front
    fork clamp bolt. Then, loosen the top plug [D] beforehand.
                              NOTE
    ○Loosen the top plug after loosening the upper front fork
     clamp bolt.
○Loosen the lower front fork clamp bolts.
• With a twisting motion, work the fork leg down and out.
Front Fork Installation
• Install the fork so that the length [A] is 214.6 mm (8.449
  in.) from the top end [B] of the outer tube to upper surface
    [C] of the lower front fork clamp.
•   Tighten:
    Torque - Lower Front Fork Clamp Bolts : 20.5 N·m (2.09
                kgf·m, 15.1 ft·lb)
             Front Fork Top Plugs: 22.5 N·m (2.29 kgf·m, 16.6
                ft·lb)
             Upper Front Fork Clamp Bolts: 20 N·m (2.0 kgf·m,
                15 ft·lb)

                              NOTE
    ○Tighten the top plug before tightening the upper front
     fork clamp bolt.
    ○Tighten the two clamp bolts (lower) alternately two times
     to ensure even tightening torque.

• Install the removed parts (see appropriate chapters).
• Adjust:
   Spring Preload (see Spring Preload Adjustment)
     Rebound Damping Force (see Rebound Damping Force
     Adjustment)
Fork Oil Change
• Remove   the front fork (see Front Fork Removal).
• Unscrew inner
  Hold the        tube lower end in a vice.
•           the top plug [A] out of the outer tube.