Steering Tension Adjustment - Suzuki GSF600Y 2000 Service Manual

STEERING TENSION ADJUSTMENT

Check the steering tension as follows
• Support the motorcycle using a jack and raise the front wheel
off the floor 20 – 30 mm (0.8 – 1.2 in).
• Make sure that the cables and wire harness are properly routed.
• With the front wheel pointing straight ahead, attach the spring
scale onto the end of the handlebar as shown.
• When the handlebar starts moving, record the reading on the
spring scale. This reading is referred to as the "initial force".
• Repeat the same procedure on the end of the other handlebar.
% 09940-92720: Spring scale
Initial force: 200 – 500 grams
• If the initial force reading is out of specification, adjust the
steering tension as follows.
1) First, loosen the front fork upper pinch bolts and the steering
stem head nut. Then, adjust the steering stem nut by either
loosening or tightening it.
2) Tighten the steering stem head nut and front fork upper pinch
bolts to the specified torque and recheck the initial force as
described above.
3) Continue adjusting the steering stem nut until the initial force
is within specification.
NOTE:
Hold the front fork legs, move them back and forth and make sure
that the steering is not loose.
CHASSIS 5-25