Suzuki GSX25 Owner's Manual page 11

low, turn the lever to the" RE-
SERVE",position to use the reserve
fuel supply: 4. 5L. In this position,no
fueJ will flow from the fuelcock to
the carbl,lretor unless the engine is
running or being started.
"PRIME" POSITION
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If the motorcycle has run out of fuel
or has been stored for an extended
period, there may not be any gaso-
line in the carburetor. In this in-
stance the fuelcock lever should be
moved to tne "PRIME" position.
This will allow the- fuel to flow di-
rectly into the carburetor even
though the engine is not operating.
Upon starting. the engine, be sure to
return the lever to the "ON"position
or if necessary, to the "RESERVE"
position.
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CAUTION
Leaving the fuelcock in the
"PRIME" position may cause the
carburetor to overflow and fuel to
run into the engine. It is possible
that this may cause severe me-
chanical damage when the engine
is started.
NOTE:After switching the fuelcock
lever to the "RESERVE"position,it
is advisable that the tank be refilled
at the closest gas station. After refu-
eling, be sure to move the fuelcock
to the "ON"position.
CARBURETOR CHOKE LE-
VER
The carburetor of this mot<;>rcycles
is equipped with a ctloke system to
provide easy starting. When starting
a cold en~ine, turn the choke lever
toward you. Immediately after the
engine starts, return the choke lever
halfway and let the engine run until
the engine sufficiently warm up,
thereafter the choke lever back to its
normal disengaged position. The
choke system will operate only when
the throttle is in the closed position
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as opening the throttle will bypass
the choke system. When the engine
is warm, the choke system does not
need to be used for starting.
GEARSHIFT LEVER
This motorcycle is equipped with a 6
speed constant mesh transmission
which operates as shown in the fig-
ure. The shift lever is attached to a
ratchet type mechanism in the trans-
mission. Each time that a gear is se-
lected, the gearshift lever will return
to its normal position ready to select
the next gear. Neutral is located be-
tween low and 2nd gear. Low gear is
engaged by depressing the lever
downward from the neutral posi-
tion. Shifting into the higher gears is
accomplished by lifting up on the
shift lever once for each gear. It is
not possible to upshift or downshift
more than one gear at a time due to
the ratchet mechanism being used.
When shifting from low to 2nd gear
or 2nd gear to low, neutral will be
automatically skipped. When neutral
is desired, depress or lift the lever to
a position halfway between low and
2nd gear.
CAUTION
When the transmission Is In neu-
tral the green Indicator light on
the instrument panel will be lit.
However,even though the light is
illuminated, cautiously release the
clutch lever slowly to determine
whether the transmission is posi-
tively in neutral.
Reduce the motorcycle speed before
down
-
shifting. When down
- shift-
ing, the engine speed should be in-
creased before the clutch is en-
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