Suzuki RM125-500 Single Shock Motorcycle (1981-1988) Service Repair Manual

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Clymer Manuals motorcycle maintenance, troubleshooting and repair shop service manual. Every Clymer manual contains hundreds of original photographs and illustrations developed from a complete disassembly and assembly of a motorcycle. This, in addition to extensive research, allows Clymer to achieve an unmatched level of detail, accuracy and clarity. The step-by-step instructions and two-column text with large print are user-friendly. Bold figure numbers make it easy to quickly match instructions with illustrations and photos. Thumb-tabbed chapters, numbered table of contents and an extensive index make it possible to locate the desired section quickly.

What's Covered

THIS SUZUKI VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE MANUAL IS 432 PAGES.

QUICK REFERENCE DATA

• CHAPTER ONE / GENERAL INFORMATION
• MANUAL ORGANIZATION / NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS / SERVICE HINTS / SPECIAL TIPS / SAFETY FIRST / TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS / FASTENERS / LUBRICANTS / EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES / PARTS REPLACEMENT / SERIAL NUMBERS / BASIC HAND TOOLS / TUNE-UP AND TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS / MECHANIC'S TIPS / OFF THE ROAD RULES / SAFETY / STORAGE / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER TWO / TROUBLESHOOTING
• OPERATING REQUIREMENTS / EMERGENCY TROUBLESHOOTING / ENGINE STARTING / ENGINE PERFORMANCE / ENGINE NOISES / EXCESSIVE VIBRATION / POOR HANDLING / BRAKE PROBLEMS

• CHAPTER THREE / LUBRICATION, MAINTENANCE AND TUNE-UP
• PRE-CHECKS / ENGINE LUBRICATION / TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH OIL CHANGE / SWING ARM LUBRICATION / SERVICE INTERVALS / TIRES AND WHEELS / PERIODIC LUBRICATION / PERIODIC MAINTENANCE / DRIVE CHAIN CLEANING, LUBRICATION AND ADJUSTMENT / DRIVE CHAIN BUFFER, ROLLER AND SLIDER / DRIVE SPROCKET / CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT / THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT / AIR FILTER ELEMENT CLEANING REPLACEMENT / FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE AND FILTER / COOLANT CHANGE / FRONT FORK OIL CHANGE / FRONT FORK AIR PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT / HANDLEBAR DAMPER / ENGINE TUNE-UP / SPARK PLUG / IGNITION TIMING / PILOT AIR SCREW ADJUSTMENT / IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT (RM125 ONLY) / CARBON REMOVAL / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER FOUR / ENGINE
• CYLINDER HEAD / CYLINDER / REED VALVE ASSEMBLY / EXHAUST VALVE (1986 MODELS) / EXHAUST VALVE (1987-ON MODELS) / PISTON, PISTON PIN AND PISTON RINGS / ENGINE / CRANKCASE AND CRANKSHAFT / KICKSTARTER (1984-ON RM125, 1986-ON RM250) / KICKSTARTER (1981-1983 RM125, 1981-1985 RM250, RM465, RM500) / BREAK-IN PROCEDURE / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER FIVE / CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION
• CLUTCH CABLE REPLACEMENT / CLUTCH / GEARSHIFT MECHANISM / PRIMARY DRIVE GEAR / TRANSMISSION / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER SIX / FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM
• FUEL TANK AND FUEL VALVE / CARBURETOR (1981-1987) / CARBURETOR (1988) / CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS / AIR FILTER AIR BOX / EXHAUST SYSTEM / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER SEVEN / IGNITION
• CAPACITOR DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM / MAGNETO (INNER ROTOR) / MAGNETO (OUTER ROTOR) / CDI UNIT / IGNITION TIMING / IGNITION COIL / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER EIGHT / LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM
• FLUSHING / COOLING SYSTEM INSPECTION / COOLANT PUMP (1981-1987 RM125, 1982-1986 RM250) / COOLANT PUMP (1988 RM125, 1987-ON RM250) / RADIATOR / HOSES / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER NINE / FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING
• FRONT WHEEL / SPOKES AND WHEEL RUNOUT / TIRE CHANGING / TIRE REPAIRS / FRONT FORK (1981-1986) / FRONT FORK (1987-ON) / STEERING STEM AND HEAD (1981-1987) / STEERING STEM AND HEAD (1988) / STEERING HEAD BEARING RACE REPLACEMENT (ALL MODELS) / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER TEN / REAR SUSPENSION
• REAR WHEEL (DRUM BRAKE MODELS) / REAR WHEEL (DISC BRAKE MODELS) / REAR HUB / DRIVEN SPROCKET / SHOCK ABSORBER / SHOCK ABSORBER OIL CHANGE / SHOCK ABSORBER PRESSURIZING / SHOCK LEVER AND PUSHRODS (1981-1985 MODELS) / SHOCK LEVER (1986 MODELS) / SHOCK LINKAGE (1987-ON) / SWING ARM / SPECIFICATIONS

• CHAPTER ELEVEN / BRAKES
• DRUM BRAKES / DISC BRAKES / FRONT BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT / FRONT MASTER CYLINDER / FRONT CALIPER / FRONT BRAKE HOSE REPLACEMENT / FRONT BRAKE DISC / REAR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT / REAR MASTER CYLINDER / REAR CALIPER / REAR BRAKE HOSE REPLACEMENT / REAR BRAKE DISC / BLEEDING THE SYSTEM / SPECIFICATIONS

  INDEX

  WIRING DIAGRAMS

  MODELS COVERED:

• 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 SUZUKI RM125
• 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 SUZUKI RM250
• 1981 1982 SUZUKI RM465
• 1983 1984 SUZUKI RM500

  CLYMER MANUALS SUZUKI RM125 MANUAL

• CLYMER MANUALS SUZUKI RM250 MANUAL
• CLYMER MANUALS SUZUKI RM465 MANUAL
• CLYMER MANUALS SUZUKI RM500 MANUAL

  RM125 (1981-1988)

• RM250 (1981-1988)
• RM465 (1981-1982)
• RM500 (1983-1984)