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sure that the brakes are working proper-
ly. Failure to observe this warning can
lead to a serious accident with subse-
quent serious injury or death.
Have the tightening torques, centering
and balancing of the wheel checked by
your Local aprilia Dealer. These are crit-
ical safety operations, and failure to ob-
serve this warning could lead to an upset
with subsequent serious injury or death.
DRIVE CHAIN
Carefully read p. 87 (MAINTENANCE).
Every 300 mi (500 km) check the condition,
the wear, the play (tension) and the lubri-
cation of the drive chain.
The vehicle is equipped with an endless
chain. There is no master link used.
WARNING
An excessively loose chain may cause
noise or make the chain rattle, with con-
sequent wear of the shoe and of the
chain guide plate.
Do not ride your vehicle with an improp-
erly adjusted chain, see p. 121 (AD-
JUSTMENT).
To inspect the condition of the chain,
grasp the chain where it goes around
the sprocket and try to pull it away from
the sprocket. If you can move it more
than one-eighth of an inch away from
the sprocket, the chain is worn out and
must be replaced.
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CAUTION
Always replace the chain and both
(front and rear) sprockets when any of
these components are replaced.
Always replace the chain and both
sprockets with chain and sprockets of
identical type (ask your Local aprilia
Dealer).
CAUTION
Lack of maintenance can cause prema-
ture wear of the chain and damage to
the sprockets.
Maintain your chain more often if your
vehicle is used on dusty or muddy
roads.
WARNING
Before carrying out the following opera-
tions, let the engine and the exhaust si-
lencer cool down until they reach room
temperature.
Failure to observe this warning can lead
to serious burns.
WARNING
Keep your fingers well clear of the chain
and sprocket, especially if you are turn-
ing the rear wheel while working on the
vehicle. You can easily be seriously in-
jured if a finger is caught between the
chain and sprocket. Use work-gloves to
carrying out these operations.
WARNING
Use latex, rubber or nitrile gloves for
the maintenance operations that require
contact with grease or oil.
CHECKING THE PLAY
To check the play:
◆
Stop the engine, see p. 82 (STOPPING).
◆
Place the vehicle on the center stand,
see p. 85 (PLACING THE VEHICLE ON
THE STAND).
◆
Shift to neutral.
Check the chain play. It should be 0.59
◆
in (15 mm) at mid-bottom span as
shown above.
◆
Move the vehicle forward or backward, or
support the rear wheel in the air and turn
the wheel to several positions, to check the
chain slack at several locations. If the slack
is markedly different with the wheel in dif-
ferent positions, the chain and both (front
and rear) sprockets must be replaced.
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