Kawasaki Bayou 300 Owner's Manual

Please read this Owner's Manual carefully before starting your new ATV so that you will be thoroughly familiar with the proper operation of your vehicle’s controls, its features, capabilities, and limitations. This manual offers many safe riding tips, but its purpose is not to provide instruction in all the techniques and skills required to ride an ATV safely. Kawasaki strongly recommends that all operators of this vehicle enroll in an ATV rider training program to attain awareness of the mental and physical requirements necessary for safe ATV operation.

OWNER SATISFACTION
Your satisfaction is important to your authorized Kawasaki dealer and to Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. If you have a problem concerning warranty or service, please take the following action:
Contact the owner and/or service manager of your authorized Kawasaki dealer. Fully explain your problem and ask for assistance in resolving the situation. The OWNER of the dealership is concerned with your satisfaction and your future business. For this reason the owner is in the best position to assist you. Also, all warranty and service matters are handled and resolved through the authorized Kawasaki dealer network.

Bolt and Nut Tightening
Every day before riding, check the tightness of the nuts and bolts listed here:

1. Front Rack Mounting Bolts
2. Shock Absorber Mounting Bolts
3. Handlebar Clamp Bolts
4. Stem Bracket Bolts
5. Left Switch Case Screws
6. Rear Rack Mounting Bolts
7. Suspension Arm Pivot Bolts
8. Stem Bearing Bracket Bolts
9. Hub Nut
10. Wheel Nuts
11. Steering Knuckle Pivot Nuts
12. Engine Mounting Bolts and Nuts
13. Footpeg Mounting Bolts
14. Shift Pedal Bolt

If you are unsatisfied after working with your Kawasaki dealer and feel you still require further assistance, write to the address below. Please be certain to provide the model, product identification number, mileage or hours of use, accessories, dates that events occurred and what action has been taken by both you and your dealer. Include the name and address of the dealership. To assist us in resolving your inquiry, please include copies of related receipts and any other pertinent information including the names of the dealership personnel with whom you have been working in the resolution of your problem.