APRILIA MX 125 - ED01 2004 Manual page 243

To engage the second gear:
WARNING
Proceed quickly.
Never ride the vehicle at too low rpm.
Release the throttle grip (2) (Pos. A),
◆
pull the clutch lever (3) and lift the
shifting lever (4). Release the clutch
lever (3) and accelerate.
Repeat the last two operations and shift
◆
up.
The downshifting should be carried out in
the following situations:
When riding downhill or when braking, in
◆
order to increase the braking action by
using the compression of the engine.
When riding uphill, if the gear engaged is
◆
not suitable to the speed (high gear,
moderate speed) and the engine rpm
decreases.
WARNING
S h i f t t h e g e a r s o n e b y o n e ; t h e
simultaneous downshifting of more
than one gear may make you exceed the
maximum rpm (red line).
Before and during the downshifting,
release the throttle grip and decelerate,
in order to avoid the "red line".
To shift down, proceed as follows:
Release the throttle grip (2) (Pos. A).
◆
If necessary, pull the brake levers
◆
moderately and decrease the speed of
the vehicle.
Pull the clutch lever (3) and lower the
◆
shifting lever (4) to shift down.
If the brake levers are pulled, release
◆
them.
Release the clutch lever and accelerate
◆
moderately.
WARNING
If the 2 stroke oil reserve warning light
" " comes on while the engine is
running, this means that the 2 stroke oil
reserve is being used; in this case, top
up the 2 stroke oil tank, see pag. 37 (2
STROKE OIL TANK).
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