Checking The Handlebar; Installing The Handlebar - Yamaha MBK X-MAX 300 2017 Service Manual

2. Remove:
• Handlebar grip "1"
TIP
Blow compressed air between the handlebar
and the handlebar grip, and gradually push the
grip off the handlebar.
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CHECKING THE HANDLEBAR

1. Check:
• Handlebar
Bends/cracks/damage → Replace.
EWA13690
WARNING
Do not attempt to straighten a bent handle-
bar as this may dangerously weaken it.
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INSTALLING THE HANDLEBAR

1. Stand the vehicle on a level surface.
EWA13120
WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
2. Install:
• Lower handlebar holders "1"
• Handlebar "2"
• Upper handlebar holders "3"
Upper handlebar holder bolt
21 N·m (2.1 kgf·m, 15 lb·ft)
ECA18300
NOTICE
First, tighten the bolts on the front side of the
handlebar holder, and then on the rear side.
TIP
• Fit the projection "a" on the lower handlebar
holders into the slots shown in the illustration
for the desired position, make sure that the
lower handlebar holders are installed in the
same position.
• The upper handlebar holders should be in-
stalled with the punch mark "d" facing forward.
• Align the punch mark "e" on the handlebar with
the inner edge of the upper surface of the right
lower handlebar holder.
1
a
b
c
b. Standard position
c. Rear position
3. Install:
• Handlebar switch (right) "1"
• Throttle cables "2"
• Throttle grip "3"
• Grip end (right) "4"
Handlebar switch screw (right
handlebar switch)
2.3 N·m (0.23 kgf·m, 1.7 lb·ft)
Throttle cable holder bolt (han-
dlebar switch side)
2.5 N·m (0.25 kgf·m, 1.8 lb·ft)
Grip end bolt (right)
7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 lb·ft)
TIP
• Lubricate the end of the throttle cables and the
inside of the throttle grip with a thin coat of lith-
ium-soap-based grease.
• Align the projection "a" on the right handlebar
switch with the hole "b" in the handlebar.
• First, tighten the front screw, then the rear
screw.
• There should be 1.0–5.0 mm (0.04–0.20 in) of
clearance "c" between the throttle grip and the
grip end.
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HANDLEBAR
3
d
3
e
1
1
2