Factory Service Manuals, A Must Have

Yamaha Factory Service Manual

Posted May 24 2010 04:41 PM by Justin.Fivella
Filed under: Sport Bike Parts, Yamaha

Project R1 Resurrection is about to begin and I managed to get the factory service manual, a MUST-HAVE for anyone trying to work on their bike...

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...brand new or old, I've always bought a factory service manual with EVERY bike I've owned. I'm not talking about one of those third-party manuals, but a factory book.

Following the other books I've over-torqued bolts, under-torqued bolts and all together done things wrong. However, being that the factory made the bike and the manual, well, the likelihood of getting misinformation is slim-to-none.

Really, I'm not kidding. A factory service manual will tell you everything you need to know and how to do it. Yeah, they're pricey, but well worth it. After all, strip one important bolt or set your cam timing a few teeth off and that factory service manual would have been money well spent.

Oh yeah, stay tuned for Project R1 Resurrection, it's an early production '98 R1 that is actually one of the first of its kind to float over to the US. It's a VERY special bike and we've got some very special coverage coming soon.

Factory Yamaha Service Manuals here:

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/service/servicehome/home.aspx

Reader Comments:

1. well said, every time i buy a vehicle i make sure the owners manual is with it. If it's not I always make it part of the deal before paying for anything.

Stunnin750 - Posted May 24 2010 06:17 PM

2. Yeah the owners manual is key, but the service manual is a must! It shows you the right procedures to work on your bike, no matter what you need to do.

Justin.Fivella - Posted May 25 2010 09:51 AM

3. isn't that the same thing? in my gsxr manual it has all the torque and fluid specs and all that stuff.

Stunnin750 - Posted May 25 2010 01:08 PM

4. The factory service manuals also show you the orders of how to remove things, electrical resistance for different parts, valve lash settings and any and everything for your bike. It's like the maintenance section of your owners manual on steroids...usually over 100 pages.

Justin.Fivella - Posted May 25 2010 02:20 PM

5. yep i have one for my KX450 and couldn't work on it without it. told me how to work on the cam chain tensioner step by step as well as remove the cams and all that nonsense to check the valve clearances.

dave_sonsky - Posted May 25 2010 02:42 PM

6. where can i get one of those for my suzuki? i do most of my own work and that would be alot bette rthan youtube videos hahaha

Stunnin750 - Posted May 25 2010 02:51 PM

7. i've had a lot of luck downloading various manuals for free from forums. gixxer.com likely has them...i got one for an '01 Gixxer 600 from there.

dave_sonsky - Posted May 25 2010 05:33 PM

8. You can also pop by your local Suzuki dealer and tell them you want a "Factory Service Manual." Not something like a Clymer or Haynes, but the factory workshop manual.

Let us know what you think about it when you get one.

Justin.Fivella - Posted May 26 2010 10:03 AM

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