Honda CB900F Service Manual page 3

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
This serv ice manual descr ibes the service procedures for the CB900F.
Follow t he Maintenance Sched ule (Sect ion 3) reco m me ndat ions to ensu re
that th e vehicle is in peak ope rat ing condition .
Perfo rm ing the fir st schedu led maintenance is very important. It compen-
sates fo r the in itial w ear that occurs during the break -in per iod.
Sections 1 and 3 apply to the w ho le motorcycle . Section 2 i llustrates proce-
dures for removal/insta llat ion of components that ma y be requi red to per-
fo rm service descr ibed in the follo wing sect ions.
Sections 4 through 19 describe part s of th e motorcyc le, grouped according
to location.
Find the section you want on t his page. then t urn to the table of cont ents on
the first page of that section.
Most sect ions start w it h an assembly or syst em ill ust rat ion, service informa-
tion and trou bles hooting for the section. The sub seq uent pages give
detailed proc ed ure.
If you don't kno w the source of the trouble, go to sect ion 22,
Troub leshooting .
Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. To help you make
informed decisions we have prov ided safety messages and other infor-
mation thro ugho ut th is manual. Of course, it is not practica l or poss ible
to warn you about all the hazard s assoc iated with servic ing th is vehicle.
You must use your own good judgement.
You w ill find important safety information in a va r iety of fo rms including:
• Safet y Labels - on the vehicle
• Safety M essages - prece ded by a safety alert symbol
&.
and one of
thr ee signal words, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION .
These signal w or ds mean:
~ You W ILL be KILLED or SERIOUS LY HURT if
~ you don't fo
llo w instr ucti o ns.
~
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if
~
you do n't foll ow instr ucti ons.
~
: ou
C~N
be HURT if you don't follow
~
Instructions.
• Instructions - how to service th is veh icle co rrectly and safel y.
As you read th is manual, you will find info rm at ion that is preceded by a
~ ~J
symbol. The purpose of th is message is to help prevent dama ge to
your vehicle, other property, or the environment.
ALL INFORM ATION , ILLUSTRATION S, DIRECTIONS
AND SPECIFICAT IONS INCLUDED IN TH IS PUBLICA -
TION ARE BASED ON T HE LATEST PRODUCT IN FOR-
MATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL
FOR PRINTI NG . Honda Motor Co., Lt d . RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO M AKE CHA NGES AT ANY TIME WI TH-
OUT NOTICE AND W ITHOUT IN CURRING AN Y
OBLIGATION WHATEVER. NO PART OF TH IS PUBLI-
CATION MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT W RITTEN
PERM ISSION. THIS M AN UA L IS W RITTEN FOR PER-
SONS W HO HAVE ACQ UIRED BASIC KNO WLEDGE
OF M AINTEN AN CE ON Ho nda M OTORCYCLES,
MOTOR SCOOTERS OR ATVS .
Hond a Moto r
Co " Ltd,
SERV ICE PUBLICATION OFFICE
Dat e of Issue: Decem ber 2001
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Honda M otor Co., Ltd.