2009 — Installation

HOME 40. Push rear brake fluid reservoir onto radiator cover and install both lower radiator trim covers. See 5.8 RADIATOR AND OIL COOLER . 47. Fill engine with oil. See 1.8 ENGINE OIL AND FILTER, Changing Oil and Filter under 1.8 ENGINE OIL AND FILTER . 41. Install throttle body/cables: 48. Open radiator air bleed plug and fill cooling system with Genuine Harley-Davidson Extended Life Antifreeze and Coolant through coolant pressure cap. See 5.2 COOLANT FLOW . a. For replacement engines: Insert throttle cable barrels into throttle cam, route cable around throttle cam and insert cable housing in cable guides. Adjust cables. See 1.24 THROTTLE CABLES . 49.

Tighten radiator air bleed plug to 9-11 Nm (80-97 in-lbs ). b. For engine overhaul: Install throttle body and tighten clamps to 1.25 Nm (11 in-lbs ). 42. See Figure 2-8 . Connect: Connect positive (+) battery cable first. If positive (+) cable should contact ground with negative (-) cable connected, the resulting sparks can cause a battery explosion, which could result in death or serious injury. (00068a) a. Front (2) and rear coils [83F] [83R]. b. Main engine harness [45] (7). c. Throttle position sensor [88] (4). d. Idle speed control actuator [87] (5). 50.

Connect positive battery cable to battery, cover with boot and then connect negative battery cable to battery.Tighten to 6.8-10.8 Nm (60-96 in-lbs ) . e. Regulator ground (3). 43. Install horn to rubber grommet and bracket on engine. Connect horn wire to main harness. See 7.27 HORN . 51. With the ignition coils disconnected, use the starter to turn the engine over to prime the engine with oil. The engine oil pressure indicator lamp should not illuminate. See 3.5 OIL PRESSURE . 44. Connect GND 2 (9), GND 1 (8) and horn ground wire (10) to rear engine cylinder head. 52. Install air filter, air filter top and airbox cover. 45.

Connect negative battery copper L-bracket and cable to front cylinder head. 53. Close seat. 54. Install maxi-fuse and right side cover. 46. 2-22 2009 VRSC Service: Chassis Install air filter bottom, velocity stacks, o-rings, b hose, threaded air filter hold down rod, and air filt 1.5 AIR CLEANER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. reather 55. Test ride motorcycle er. See