APRILIA SXV / RXV 450 550 Use And Maintenance Book page 63

USE
To engage the second gear:
WARNING
Proceed quickly.
Never ride the vehicle at too low of an rpm.
Release throttle grip (2) (Pos.A), pull the clutch lever
(3) and pull up the gear change lever (4). Release the
clutch lever (3) and accelerate.
Repeat the last two operations and shift up.
WARNING
If the engine oil pressure light "
it means that engine oil pressure in the circuit
is low. In this case, stop the engine immediately
and contact an aprilia Authorized Dealer.
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
Shift the gears one by one; the simultaneous
downshifting of more than one gear may make
you exceed the maximum rpm (red line).
Before and during 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 gear shift lever
(4) to shift down.
If the brake levers are pulled, release them.
Release the clutch lever and accelerate moderately.
WARNING
If the warning light
panel comes on during the normal operation of
the engine, this means that the electronic
control unit has detected a failure. Immediately
contact an aprilia Authorized Dealer.
To avoid the overheating of the clutch, keep the
engine running with vehicle at rest, engaged
gears and pulled clutch lever for the shortest
time possible.
DANGER
Avoid opening
repeatedly and continuously, so that you do not
accidentally lose control of the vehicle. If you
have to brake, close the throttle and put on
both brakes in
deceleration, properly exerting pressure on the
braking levers.
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" comes on,
"on the instrument
and closing the throttle
order to obtain uniform
SXV / RXV 450 - 550