PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT7-17EAU42073Periodic inspection, adjustment, and lu-brication will keep your vehicle in thesafest and most efficient condition pos-sible. Safety is an obligation of the vehi-cle owner/operator. The most importantpoints of vehicle inspection, adjust-ment, and lubrication are explained onthe following pages.The intervals given in the periodicmaintenance and lubrication chartshould be simply considered as a gen-eral guide under normal riding condi-tions. However, depending on theweather, terrain, geographical location,and individual use, the maintenance in-tervals may need to be shortened.WARNINGEWA10321Failure to properly maintain the ve-hicle or performing maintenance ac-tivities incorrectly may increaseyour risk of injury or death duringservice or while using the vehicle. Ifyou are not familiar with vehicle ser-vice, have a Yamaha dealer performservice.WARNINGEWA15122Turn off the engine when performingmaintenance unless otherwisespecified.● A running engine has movingparts that can catch on bodyparts or clothing and electricalparts that can cause shocks orfires.● Running the engine while ser-vicing can lead to eye injury,burns, fire, or carbon monoxidepoisoning – possibly leading todeath. See page 2-2 for more in-formation about carbon monox-ide.WARNINGEWA15460Brake discs, calipers, drums, andlinings can become very hot duringuse. To avoid possible burns, letbrake components cool beforetouching them.U1SN81E0.book Page 1 Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:17 PM