Long Periods Of Inactivity - APRILIA PEGASO 650 IE - 2004 Manual

LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY

After a long period of inactivity of the
vehicle some precautions are necessary to
avoid any problem.
Further, it is important to carry out the
necessary repairs and a general check up
before the period of inactivity, since you
could forget to carry them out later.
Proceed as follows:
u Remove the battery,
(REMOVING THE BATTERY) and p. 80
( L O N G I N A C T I V I T Y
BATTERY).
u Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 87
(CLEANING).
u Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
u Inflate the tyres, see p. 33 (TYRES).
u Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-
humid room, away from sunlight, with
minimum temperature variations.
NOTE
Position the vehicle on the front
and rear
both tyre are raised from the ground.
Set the vehicle on the relevant front
u
support stand, see 61 (POSITIONING
T H E V E H I C L E O N T H E F R O N T
SUPPORT STAND
see p. 78
Put a plastic bag on each exhaust
u
tailpipe and bind it around it, in order to
O F T H E
prevent moisture from getting into the
tailpipe.
u Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
support stands, so that
).
AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
NOTE
Withdraw the plastic bags from
the exhaust tailpipes.
u Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 87
(CLEANING).
u Check the charge of the battery, see p.
79 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and
install it, see p. 79 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY).
u Refill the fuel tank, see p. 24 (FUEL).
Carry out the preliminary checking
u
operations, see p. 39 (PRELIMINARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
WARNING
Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.
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