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This service manual describes the servic e procedures lor the

CBR 1000 RR-4. GENERAL INFORMATION
Follow the Maintenance SChedule (Section 4) recomm endations to
ensure that the vehicle is in peak operating conditio n and the emiss ion TECHNICAL FEATURES
levels are within the stand ards set by the U.S. Environmental Pr otection
Agency, California Air Resources Board and Transport Canada . FRAME/BODY PANELS/EXHAUST
Perl orm ing the first scheduled maintenance is very impor tant. 1\
SYSTEM
co m pens ates for the initial we a r that occ urs du ring t he break-in pe rio d.
MAINTENANCE
Sectio ns 1 and 4 apply to the whole motorcycle. Secti on 3 illustrates
procedures tor remov al/insta llation of compo nents thai may be requ ired
10perform service descr ibed in the following sections. LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Sectio n 5 through 20 descri be pari s of the motorcycle , grouped
acco rding to location.

Find the section you want on this page , then turn to the table of co ntents z
on the first page of the sectio n.
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COOLING SYSTEM
Most sectio ns start with an ass embly or system illustra tion , service I-
information and troubleshooting lor the section. The subsequent pages w ENGINE REMOVAUINSTALLATION
give detailed procedure.
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If you are not familiar with this motorcycle , read Technical Featu res in
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Section 2 .
c CYLINDER HEADNALVES
If you don't knOW" the source 'of the trouble, go to section 22 c
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TroubleShooting .
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z ALTERNATOR
Your safety, and the safety of othe rs, is very importa nt. To help you
make informed decisions we have provide d safety messages and
othe r informalion throughout this manual. Of course, it is not
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practical or possible to warn you about all the hazar ds associated
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with ser vicing this vehicle.
You must use your own good jud gement. CRANKCASE/CRANKSHAFT/BALANCER/
You will find important safety information in a variety of forms PISTON/CYLINDER
including : .
• Safety Labels - on the vehicle FRONT WHEEUSUSPENSION/
• Safety Messages - preceded by a safety alert sym bol & and (J) STEERING
one of three signal words , DANGER, WARN ING , or CAUT ION. Cii
These signal words mean : (J) REAR WHEEUSUSPENSION
~ You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY «
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~ HURT if you don't fellow instructions.
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~ You CAN be KILLED o r SERIOUSLY HU RT
~ if you don't follOW" instructions.
BATTERY/CHARGING SYSTEM
~ You CAN be HURT if you don 't follow
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IGNITION SYSTEM
• Instructions - how to serv ice this vehicle correct ly and safely.
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As you read this manual , you will find information mat is preceded by a I-
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CNOnC(] symbol . The purpose of this message is to help prevent W
damage to your vehicle, other property, Of the envi ronment. ..J LIGHTS/METERS/SWITCHES
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WIRING DIAGRAM

TROUBLESHOOTING

INDEX

Date of Issue: March, 2004

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