Honda TRX500FE1 Owner's Manual page 75

Is Your ATV Ready to Ride?
Lights
If you are carrying cargo, also check the following:
Loading Limits
Cargo
Check these items after you get on the ATV:
Throttle
Brakes
Reverse Assist
Lever
Make sure the headlights, brakelight and
taillight are working properly.
Make sure you do not exceed the load limits
(page 68).
Check that all cargo is secure.
Check the freeplay and adjust if needed. Press
the throttle to make sure it moves smoothly
without sticking, and snaps shut automatically
when it is released, in all steering positions
(page 157).
Squeeze the front and rear brake levers and
step on the rear brake pedal to check that the
controls operate normally. Check for proper
freeplay (pages 173, 175). Make sure there is no
brake fluid leakage.
Check the freeplay and adjust if needed
(page 160). Make sure the lever operates
smoothly without sticking.
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