2011 Kawasaki KX250F Owners Manual - Page 88

2011 Kawasaki KX250F Manual

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86 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT Handlebar To suit various riding positions, the handlebar can be adjusted by turning the handlebar holders around. Remove the handlebar pad. Check the handlebar for bent or crack. Remove the handlebar clamp bolts, the clamps and the handlebar. • • • A. Handlebar Holders B. Handlebar Holder Nuts the handlebar on the handlebar holders. • Put Mount handlebar clamps. • Check the that the gauge on the handlebar is out of • the left and right handlebar clamps equally. the front and rear bolts of the handlebar • Tighten clamps equally. If the handlebar clamps are corA. Handlebar Clamps B. Clamp Bolts C. Handlebar rectly installed, there will be even gap on the front and rear side of the clamp after the bolts torqued. Tightening Torque Handlebar Clamp Bolts: 25 N·m (2.5 kgf·m, 18 ft·lb) • • • Remove the handlebar holder nuts, and turn the handlebar holders 180°. Replace the handlebar holder nuts with new ones. Tighten the new handlebar holder nuts securely. NOTE ○ Tighten the two clamp bolts alternately two times to ensure even tightening torque.

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Handlebar
To suit various riding positions, the handlebar can
be
adjusted
by
turning
the
handlebar
holders
around.
Remove the handlebar pad.
Check the handlebar for bent or crack.
Remove the handlebar clamp bolts, the clamps
and the handlebar.
A. Handlebar Clamps
B. Clamp Bolts
C. Handlebar
Remove the handlebar holder nuts, and turn the
handlebar holders 180°.
Replace the handlebar holder nuts with new ones.
Tighten the new handlebar holder nuts securely.
A. Handlebar Holders
B. Handlebar Holder Nuts
Put the handlebar on the handlebar holders.
Mount the handlebar clamps.
Check that the gauge on the handlebar is out of
the left and right handlebar clamps equally.
Tighten the front and rear bolts of the handlebar
clamps equally. If the handlebar clamps are cor-
rectly installed, there will be even gap on the front
and rear side of the clamp after the bolts torqued.
Tightening Torque
Handlebar Clamp Bolts:
25 N·m (2.5 kgf·m, 18 ft·lb)
NOTE
Tighten the two clamp bolts alternately two times
to ensure even tightening torque.
86 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT