PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR6-306 Headlight bulbDo not touch the glass part ofthe headlight bulb to keep it freefrom oil, otherwise the transpar-ency of the glass, the luminosityof the bulb, and the bulb life willbe adversely affected. Thor-oughly clean off any dirt and fin-gerprints on the headlight bulbusing a cloth moistened with al-cohol or thinner. Headlight lensDo not affix any type of tintedfilm or stickers to the headlightlens.Do not use a headlight bulb of awattage higher than specified.4. Install the headlight bulb cover,and then connect the coupler.5. Have a Yamaha dealer adjust theheadlight beam if necessary.EAU32820Replacing the tail/brake lightbulb1. Remove the seat. (See page3-14.)WARNINGEWA12300Do not touch the bracket until the ex-haust system has cooled.2. Remove the socket (together withthe bulb) by turning it counter-clockwise.3. Remove the defective bulb bypushing it in and turning it counter-clockwise.1. Do not touch the glass part of the bulb.1. Tail/brake light bulb socket2. Muffler bracket5VXE1.book Page 30 Monday, February 9, 2004 5:39 PM