Warning
The brake master cylinder manufacturer advises against servicing the brake master cylinder due to the safety critical nature of this component.
Incorrect overhaul can endanger the rider and passenger.
Maintenance operations on these units are limited to renewal of the following parts: control lever, fluid reservoir assembly and relative fasteners and master cylinder fasteners.

Note
For the abs front braking system, also refer to sect. 7 - 5, Abs system operating information, sect. 7 - 6, System components, sect. 7 - 7, Abs components maintenance.
Slide the adjusting rod (18) out of the rear brake master cylinder (16).

Loosen the special screw (22) from the master cylinder (16); slide out the hose (7) and recover the sealing washers (23).
Loosen the rear brake master cylinder (16) retaining screws (19) and remove it from the vehicle.

Undo the fixing pin (9) of the brake lever (6), collecting the spring (4).

Remove the brake lever (6) and collect the pin (9), the washer (3), the bush (10) and the o-ring (11).

Rear brake
Disassembly of the rear brake controlSpark plugs replacement
Check the colour of the ceramic insulation around the central electrode:
an even, light brown colour indicates the engine is in good condition and
running at the right temperature.
Inspect the centre electrode for wear and check spark plug gap, which should be:
0.8+/-0.1 Mm.
Important
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Reassembly of the cylinder head
The exhaust side can be identified by the three threaded holes on the flange.
The intake side can be identified by the presence of four threaded holes on
the flange.
All the photos in this chapter refer to a vertical cylinder head.
Valve guide sealing rings
Position the cylinder head o ...
Hands free key (hf) not recognised
The activation of this (amber yellow) "warning" indicates that the hands free
system does not detect the active key (1,
fig.62) Near the vehicle.
Note
Check that the active key (a) is near the vehicle (and has not been lost)
or that it works properly.
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