Steering Tension Adjustment - Suzuki GW250 Service Manual

STEERING STEM UPPER BRACKET
• Temporarily install the steering stem upper bracket 1.
• Temporarily install the front forks 2.
• Tighten the steering stem head nut 3 to the specified torque.
 Steering stem head nut: 65 N·m (6.5 kgf-m, 47.0 lbf-ft)
• Install the front licence plate (only for P-12). (10-29)
• Install the front forks. (8-21)
• Install the handlebar holders and front wheel. (8-30 and
8-13)
• Install the headlight assembly and combination meter.
• Cable and hose routing. (10-17 and 10-23)

STEERING TENSION ADJUSTMENT

Check the steering movement in the following procedure.
• By supporting the motorcycle with a jack, lift the front wheel
until it is off the floor by 20 – 30 mm (0.8 – 1.2 in).
• Check to make sure that the cables and wire harnesses are
properly routed.
• With the front wheel in the straight ahead state, hitch the
spring scale (special tool) on one handlebar grip end as
shown in the figure and read the graduation when the handle-
bar starts moving. Do the same on the other grip end.
 Initial force: 200 – 500 grams
 09940-92720: Spring scale
• If the initial force read on the scale when the handlebar starts
turning is either too heavy or too light, adjust it till it satisfies
the specification.
1) First, loosen the front fork upper clamp bolts, handlebar
holder bolts and steering stem head nut, and then adjust the
steering stem nut by loosening or tightening it.
 09910-60611: Universal clamp wrench
2) Tighten the steering stem head nut, handlebar holder bolts
and front fork upper clamp bolts to the specified torque and
re-check the initial force with the spring scale according to the
previously described procedure.
3) If the initial force is found within the specified range, adjust-
ment has been completed.
NOTE:
Hold the front fork legs, move them back and forth and make
sure that the steering is not loose.
CHASSIS 8-27