Yamaha Fz 09 2014 Manual

EA$Z1610 
CHECKING THE WHEELS 
The following procedure applies to  both  of  the 
wheels. 
1.  Check: 
•Wheel 
Damage/ou t-of- round ...+ Replace. 
EWAl3260 
AwARNING 
Never  attempt to make any repairs to the 
wheel. 
TIP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
Afte r a  tir e or whee l has been  changed or re­
p laced,  always  balance 
th e wheel. 
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CHECKING THE TIRES 
The following proced ure applies to  both  of  the 
ti
res. 
1.  Check: 
•Tire press ure 
Out of speci fica tion --+ Regulate. 
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EWA t3180 
AwARNING...

EWA\0 
Wear limit (front) 
1.0 mm (0.04 in) 
Wear 
limit (rear) 
1 .0 mm (0.04 in) 
AwARNING 
After extensive  tests, the tires  listed below 
have  been  approved by Yamaha Motor Co., 
Ltd. for this model . The front and  rear  tires 
should always be by the same  manufacturer 
and 
of the  same  design.  No guarantee con­
cerning handling characteristics  can be giv­
en if a tire  combination  other than one 
approved 
by Yamaha is used on this vehicle. 
EWA 132 10 
Front  tire 
Size 
120170 ZR17M/C...

EWAt3 120 
AwARNING 
Securely support the  vehicle so that there is 
no danger of it falling over. 
TIP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Place the veh icle  on  a  suit able  stand so that the 
r ear  wheel  is  elevated . 
2. Sh ift the  transmiss ion into the  neutra l posi­
tion. 
3. Check: 
• Drive  cha in  slack a 
Out 
of  specificatio n ~ Adjust. 
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Drive chain  slack 
5.0-15.0 mm (0 .20-0.59 in) 
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NOTICE~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Improper drive  chain slack will overload  the 
engine  as 
well...

Recommended lubricant 
• Chain lubricant suitable for 
0-ring chains 
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CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE 
STEERING HEAD 
1.  Stand  the 
vehicle on  a leve l surface. 
EWAt3 120 
AwARNING 
Securely support the vehicle so that there is 
no danger of it falling over. 
TIP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­
Place th e vehic le on a suitable stand  so tha t the 
front whee l is ele vated. 
2. Check: 
• Steering  head 
G rasp  the bottom  of the  front  fork 
legs a nd 
gent ly rock  the front fork. 
Bl inding/l ooseness -t...

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5. Install: 
•  Upper 
bracket 
Refer  to 
HANDLEBAR  on page  4-44. 
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LUBRICATING THE STEERING HEAD 
1.  Lubr icate: 
•  Uppe r bearing 
• Lower  bearing 
• Bearing  races 
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Recommended lubricant 
Lithium-soap-ba sed grease 
CHECKING THE CHASSIS  FASTENERS 
Make  sure that all nuts, bolts, and  screws  are 
properly tightened. 
Refer  to 
CH ASSIS  TIGHTEN ING TORQUES 
on page  2-18. 
EAS1R C IXG 
LUBRICATING THE BRAKE LEVE R 
L ub
ricate...

Rough mov eme nt 4 R epa ir or re p la ce . 
LUBRICATING 
THE SIDESTAND 
L ubr icate  the pivo ti ng  point , meta l-to- meta l mov ­
ing  parts and  spring  contact  p oint of  the s ides ­
tand . 
l 
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Recommended lubricant 
Lithium -soap-based  grease 
CHECKING THE SIDESTAND  SWITCH 
Refe r  t o ELEC TRICAL  COMPONENTS  on 
page 
8 -85. 
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CHECKING THE FRONT  FORK 
1. Stand the vehicl e on a level surface. 
EWAUl120 
AwARNING 
Securely support the vehicle so that there is 
no...

Spring preload adjusting positions 
Minimum 
19.0 mm (0.75 in) 
Standard 
16.0 mm (0.63 in) 
Maximum 
4.0 mm (0.16 in) 
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Rebound damping (right side only) 
NOTICE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Never go beyond the maximum or minimum 
adjustment positions. 
1.  Adjust: 
• Rebo und  damp ing 
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a. Tum the  adjusting  screw 1 in direction a or 
Direction 
 a  
Rebound damping is increased (suspen­
sion Is harder) . 
Direction 
 b  
Rebound damping is...

the owners too l kit. 
b.  Tum  the  adjusting  ring  3  in  direct ion  a  or 
b. 
c. Al ig n the des ired  position on  the adjust ing 
ring with  the  stopper 4. 
Direction a 
Spring preload is increased  (suspension 
is harder). 
Direction 
 b  
Spring preload is  decreased  (s uspension 
is softer). 
Spring preload adjusting positions 
M inimum 
1 
Standard 
4 
Max imum 
7 
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Rebound damping 
NO TICE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Never go beyond the  maximum or minimum 
adjustm...

Recommended  brand 
YAMALUBE 
Type 
-®-
S AE  10W -3 0, 1 0W -4 0,  10W -50, 
1 5 W-40 , 20 W-4 0 
or 20W -50 
Recommended  engine oil grad e 
API service  SG type or higher, 
JAS O standard  MA 
0  10  30 50 70 90 110  13 0 F I !  ! ! I  I 
SAE 10W·30 ;  ; :  :  : ~ : 
;sA~ 1ow-•o; : 
i SAf 1o/f·5p ! 
SAE  ISW-40  : i . oW ,; ;SA~ 2  • ·40; 
; SAE 20·w.so i  i i i i i i i -20 -10 o 10 20 30 40 so ·c 
NOTICE~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
• Engine oil also lubricates the clutch and  the 
wrong 
oil types or additives...

£CA13300 
NOTICE -----------­
Make sure the 0-rlng 3 Is position ed  cor­
rectly 
In the groove of the oll  filter cartridge . 
3 
c.  Ti ghten  the new oil filte r cartr idge  to  specifi­
cat ion  with  an 
oil fil ter  wrench. 
Oil  filter cartridge 
17  Nm  (1.7 
m·kgf, 12 ft·lbf) 
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6. Ins tall: 
• 
Engine o il drain bo lt 
(alo ng  wi th  the  gasket 1emw l 
Engine oil drain bolt 
43 Nm  (4.3 m -k,gf, 31 ft·lb f) 
7. Fill: 
•Crankcase 
(with  the  specif ied  amou...