—— ——— IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE ————— ice esi of severe pecs tnt sof WE iret ee flo CAUTION: rndcwes epost of persona! injury or egupment damage ftstucions gre ro fone. NOTE: Gives helpful informaven Detaled descriptions of standard workshop pracedutes, salety principles and service operations are nat included. tts important to note ttat this manual contains some warnings and cautions against some apecific service methods which ould cause PERSONAL INJURY to service persue! or could domage 8 vehicle or randor it unsate, Plesee understand that those warnings could not cover all conceivable ways in which service, whether or not recommended by Honda might be dene oF of the possibly hazardous consequences of each conceivable way, nar could Monds investigate all Such ways, Anyone using service procedures or tools, whether or nat recommended by Honde, must satisfy Rimseit thoroughly that neither personal safety nor vehicle sat jeopardized by the service methods ota Avis impor rt — — ren Ieique un grand risque d accident sorporel grave, volre mortel, si les instructions me sont pes observées PRECAUTION: lndigue un risque dace fen! earporel o3 de deterioration div véhicule si fes instructions ne sont pos | NOTE: Fourait des renseignements utiles Om nc rouvera pes dens ve manuel de description détallse des procédures on aclir, des principes de sécurité ou des opéea toons etentretien. Noter cependant que ce manuel cemprend q ante certaines methods de revision ie ‘eedonimager ta mac rendre son uti Gul dsquent, sion tes applique, de provoquer des BLESSURES tion peu ste. On vomprendra, por ailleurs, qoe ess avertissemen's e peuvent couvrir toutes ies fagons de proceder @ ne rév Sot, gue celle seit tecomerandée par Honde ox non, 15 tous les dangers que Von encouct & sure rite ou rll fagon etact oan’ qu'il ext impossible pour Honda de ne serait-ce que répertorier toutes tes procéd vision, Avant de procéder 4 vision, quelle oll ou non 1ecommandée par Honda; jl faudra done s'acsuree absolument que ni fe personnel mi la Sont soumis & un risque queleengue & cau machine meéthodes ou des outite wilisds pour la révision ———— WICHTIGEr SICHERHEITSHINWEIS eee OMEN 2160 migiche parsinichy Vorntoungs: oder Lebensgefahr am, falls Anwisongen nicht beachtet worden vor iche Vevlotungsgafahr oder Boschadigung der taschine an, falls Anwessungen nice ZUR REACHTUNG wale Infoimnaton ‘Avstihriche Boachrabungon allgomoiror Workstatt-Arberew sin und Wartunasvertan ut ingusehloasen. Eset wienag zeboachton, dah wet nsmaBregeln fur bestinne Jartingemstoxkon wr VERLETZUNG yorursechen, 0a FANzeus goa oder \Versancichorw in rich aile-agsenbaren vx hraneino.san el ‘fa Honda mich alla golehe Vert reriousclen k beatinents Wartungevsr!ae benutz 1 Konda eanptahien ader fecht, mu, SCP Selb on cbereugen, dab durch die gewahitin Worturgemethoden oder Werkzauge weder oie cersnuche Sehetheit noctHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This shop manual describes the servicing pro~ cedures for the NX260 Throughout the menual, the following ob. breviations are used to identify individual madels ‘CODE [AREA (TYPE)| CODE [AREA (TYPS)| F | Fence |G | Germany eo | Furope | GW | Germany | | NO | Northern [| Europe Follow the Maintenance Schedule (Section 3) secommendations to ensure that the vehicle is in peak operating condition. Performing the first scheduled maintenance is very important, it compensates for the initiat weer that occurs during the break-in period. Sections 1 through 3 anply to the whole motoroycle, while sections 4 through 19 describe parts of the motoreycls, grouped ac- cording to location. Find the section you want on this page, then ‘turn to the table of contents on page 1 of that section. Most sections start with an assembly or system illustration, service Information and troubleshooting for the section. The subse. quent pages give detailed proce res f you don't knew the source of the trouble, go to section 21, Troubleshooting ‘il information, ifwetrations, directions and spac: fications inckaded in this publication are based on the latest product information aveltable at the ‘time of appreval for printing. HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD. reserves the right to make changes 2 any time without notice anc withaut incurting any obligation whatever. No part of this publication ay be reproduced without writen pormiesion HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD SERVICE PUBLICATIONS OFFICE ENGINE | cassis ELECTRICAL CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION LUBRICATION MAINTENANCE FUEL SYSTEM COOLING SYSTEM | ENGINE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ALTERNATOR/STARTER CLUTCH | dec = i | CYLINDER HEAD/VALVES CYLINDER/PISTON CRANKSHAFT/TRANSMISSION | FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING HYDRAULIC BRAKE BATTERY/CHARGING SYSTEM. | \enimon system ELECTRIC STARTER | UiGHTS/METERS/SWITCHES WIRING DIAGRAM TROUBLESHOOTING ote of Issue: Jul, 1986 © HONDA MOTOR CO., LTO F Ma