Maintenance Fundamentals - Honda VFR1200X/XD Manual

Maintenance Fundamentals

Pre-ride Inspection
To ensure safety, it is your responsibility to
perform a pre-ride inspection and make sure
that any problem you find is corrected. A pre-
ride inspection is a must, not only for safety, but
because having a breakdown, or even a flat tire,
can be a major inconvenience.
Check the following items before you get on
your motorcycle:
Tire tread wear and air pressures are within
●
limits. P. 70
2
Lights, horn, and turn signals operate
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normally.
Suspension is adjusted to suit load.
●
98
Check the following items if you are carrying a
passenger or cargo:
Combined weight is within load limits.
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P. 147
2
Cargo is secured properly.
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Check the following items after you get on your
62
motorcycle:
Throttle action moves smoothly without
●
binding.
Brake lever and pedal operate normally.
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Check the fuel level and refuel when needed.
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P. 13, 53
2
Engine stop switch functions properly.
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P. 32, 37
2
Check the following items at regular intervals:
Oil level is between the upper and lower level
●
marks.
Brake fluid level is
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Front: above the LOWER level mark.
Rear: between the UPPER and LOWER level
P. 97,
2
marks.
VFR1200X/XA
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LOWER level mark.
Engine coolant level is between the UPPER
●
and LOWER level marks.
Side stand functions properly.
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VFR1200XD/XDA
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properly.
P. 93
2
P. 79
2
P. 87
2
Clutch fluid level is above the
P. 92
2
P. 85
2
Parking brake works
P. 89
2
P. 87
2
P. 91
2