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22
RIDING
INSTRUCTIONS
Ch
ecking
the ignition key is in position
,,2»
(fig
.
5)
.
Before
starting the engine ensure that
:
a
.
there is sufficient fuel in the tank (the war-
ning
·
light
"
Fuel
»
out)
.
the warning light
"
Brake
.,
(fluid level in bra-
king circuit reservoirs)
is not lit.
the oil in the sump is at correct level.
the following warning
lights
are lit
: "
Oil
»
(red)
"
Gen
»
(red) -
by
night riding:
,, 1»
(red - U.S.)
(green -
Europe)
;
the
"
Starter»
control lever for cold engine
is
in starting position
,,
8
»
(fig
.
29)
Starting a cold
engine
After
the
above checking
,
turn the twist grip
1/
4
towards
the
rider (throttle control) pull the c
lu
tch
lever fully in
,
(by this pulling the orange warning
light
"
on instrument panel will
light
indicating
the
disengage
of power transmission) press the
starter button (Start
,, 1»
fig
.
7).
8y
keeping the clutch control lever fully
pulled
in
let the eng ine idle for a short whil
e
in the hot
season
.
In
the cold season
let
the engine idle
fo
r few
minutes
with veh icle parked on
c
entral
stand
.
Then bring the
"
Starter
»
control
lever
again in rid ing position
"
(fig
. 29).
Should
the
" Starter»
control
lever
be
left
in
star-
ting pOSition
"
A
»
(fig
. 29)
by riding
,
there
would
be
irregular carburetion and
inc
reased fue
l
co
n-
sumption
;
even worse
,
there
c
ould be the pos
si-
bility
of seizure be
c
ause of too mu
c
h petrol
go ing into the
cylinders.
Caution
The
cl
utch has to be used only under
following
conditions
:
starting
the
engine (as it
is
not possible to
start the engine without disengaging the power
transmission)
;
gear change (to
shift
from
«Low»
into
«Drive
»
or viceversa)
.

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