Removing The Front Cover; Idling Adjustment - APRILIA SPORTCITY 125 - 2004 Manual

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REMOVING THE FRONT COVER

C a r e f u l l y r e a d p a g e 3 3 ( M A I N T E -
NANCE).
Position the vehicle on the centre stand.
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Release and remove the screws (1).
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CAUTION
Proceed with care.
Do not damage the tabs and/or their
seats.
Handle plastic and paint-finished parts
with care to avoid scratching or dam-
age.
Remove the front cover.
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CAUTION
Upon reassembly, fit the tabs correctly
in the appropriate seats.
use and maintenance SportCity 125 - 200
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IDLING ADJUSTMENT

C a r e f u l l y r e a d p a g e 3 3 ( M A I N T E -
NANCE).
Adjust the idling speed every time it is er-
ratic.
To carry out this operation, proceed as fol-
lows:
Ride for a few miles until reaching the
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operating temperature, then stop the en-
gine.
Raise the seat
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Start the engine.
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The engine idle speed must be approxi-
mately 1600 ±100 rpm. In this case the en-
gine does not make the rear wheel rotate.
If necessary:
Working from the suitable hole under the
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seat, adjust the screw (2) positioned on
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the carburettor.
By SCREWING IT (clockwise), you in-
crease the engine rpm.
By UNSCREWING IT (anticlockwise),
you decrease the engine rpm.
Turn the throttle twistgrip, accelerating
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and decelerating a few times to make
sure that it operates correctly and to
check if the idling speed is constant.
CAUTION
adjusting screw to avoid variations of the
carburetion setting.
If necessary, contact an aprilia Author-
ised Dealer .
Do not turn the air