Steering Tension Adjustment - Suzuki DL1000 Service Manual

6-32 CHASSIS
• Install the left handlebar switch box to the handlebars by
engaging the stopper 1 with the handlebars hole 2.
• Install the clutch master cylinder with the proper clutch hose
routing.
• Install the handlebar balancers and the rear view mirrors.
(Handlbar balancer installation: !8-31)
• Install the front wheel. (!6-13)

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 and lower clamp bolts, steer-
ing stem head nut and steering stem lock nut, and then adjust
the steering stem nut by loosening or tightening it.
2)Tighten the steering stem lock nut, stem head nut and front
fork upper and lower 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.