PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT6-226EAU37913Checking the brake lever freeplayThere should be no free play at thebrake lever end. If there is free play,have a Yamaha dealer inspect thebrake system.WARNINGEWA14211A soft or spongy feeling in the brakelever can indicate the presence of airin the hydraulic system. If there is airin the hydraulic system, have aYamaha dealer bleed the system be-fore operating the vehicle. Air in thehydraulic system will diminish thebraking performance, which may re-sult in loss of control and an acci-dent.EAU22273Brake light switches (FZ8-S)The brake light, which is activated bythe brake pedal and brake lever, shouldcome on just before braking takes ef-fect. If necessary, adjust the rear brakelight switch as follows, but the frontbrake light switch should be adjustedby a Yamaha dealer.Turn the rear brake light switch adjust-ing nut while holding the rear brake lightswitch in place. To make the brake lightcome on earlier, turn the adjusting nutin direction (a). To make the brake lightcome on later, turn the adjusting nut indirection (b).1. No brake lever free play11. Rear brake light switch2. Rear brake light switch adjusting nut1 2(b)(a)U42PE0E0.book Page 22 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:37 AM
