Front & Rear Brakes; Parking Brake; Safety Tether Switch; Remote Stop/Start Switch - Eton VIPER 50M Owner's Manual

Front and Rear Brakes
This vehicle is equipped with dual front
mechanical drum brakes and a rear hydraulic
disc brake. (Viper 70 Viper 90 & Viper 90R)
(Viper 50M is equipped with rear hydraulic
disc brake only)
The front brakes are controlled by the long
brake lever on the right-handle bar.
The rear brake is controlled by the long lever
on the left-handle bar.
The rear brake is the primary stopping brake
on your vehicle. Using the rear brake to stop
your vehicle will prevent steering control loss.
Use your front and rear brakes in combination
to control your speed while descending a
grade. Use caution not to apply too much
pressure to your front brakes so that the
wheels lock up, stop turning, and causing a
loss of steering control. If the front wheels
lock up, and stop turning, lightly reduce the
pressure on the front brake lever until they
unlock and start to turn

Parking Brake

The front brake lever has a button located at
the pivot point to lock the brake in the, "O", on
position. This should be engaged as a parking
brake whenever the vehicle is not in operation.
This feature must be engaged in order to start
the engine. The brake lever has a safety
switch built in to prevent the engine from
starting while the brake is disengaged.
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If your engine fails to start, ensure that the
engine stop switch is in the on, "O", position and
that the parking brake is engaged.

Safety Tether Switch

The Viper 50M and Viper 70 models are
equipped with a safety tether switch. The switch
is located on the left hand side of the handlebars.
The switch cap must be fully engaged for the
vehicle to start and run.
The cap is tied to a tether that should be worn
around the rider wrist. In case of an emergency
a simple pull on the tether will disengage the
switch and stop the engine.

Remote Stop/Start Switch

The Viper 50M come equipped with a remote
Stop/Start key ring switch. (This feature is an
optional kit for the Viper 70 & Viper 90. A remote
Stop Only kit is optional for the Viper 90R).
The remote switch has two buttons, a Stop
button which will stop the engine when pressed.
The effective range of the switch is 30 feet
unobstructed.
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