EAS00002NOTICEThis manual was produced by the Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd. primarily for use by Yamaha deal-ers and their qualified mechanics. It is not possible to include all the knowledge of a mechanic inone manual. Therefore, anyone who uses this book to perform maintenance and repairs on Yamahavehicles should have a basic understanding of mechanics and the techniques to repair these typesof vehicles. Repair and maintenance work attempted by anyone without this knowledge is likely torender the vehicle unsafe and unfit for use.Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd. is continually striving to improve all of its models. Modifications andsignificant changes in specifications or procedures will be forwarded to all authorized Yamaha deal-ers and will appear in future editions of this manual where applicable.NOTE:@Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.EAS00004IMPORTANT MANUAL INFORMATIONParticularly important information is distinguished in this manual by the following.The Safety Alert Symbol means ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOURSAFETY IS INVOLVED!Failure to follow WARNING instructions could result in severe injury or death tothe motorcycle operator, a bystander or a person checking or repairing themotorcycle.A CAUTION indicates special precautions that must be taken to avoid damageto the motorcycle.A NOTE provides key information to make procedures easier or clearer.WARNINGCAUTION:NOTE: