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FUEL
Fuel Valve
The three way fuel valve (1) is on the left
side near the carburetor.
OFF
At OFF. fuel cannot flow from the tank
to the carburetors. Turn the valve OFF
whenever the motorcycle is not
in
use.
ON
At ON ,fuel
will
flow from the: main fuel
supply to the carburetors.
RES
At
RES, fuel
will
flow from the reserve
fuel supply to the carburetors. Use the
reserve fuel only when the main supply is
gone. Refill the tank as soon as possible
after switching to RES. The reserve fuel
supply is approximately 4
liters (1.1
US gal),
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NOTE:
*
Do not operate the motorcycle with the
fuel valve at RES after refueling. You
could run out of fuel, with no reserve.
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• Know how to operate the fuel valve
while n'ding the motorcycle. You may
avoid a sudden SlOP in traffic.
-- Be careful not to touch any hot engine
parts while operating the fuel valve.
ON
OFF
RES
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(1)
Fuel valve
Fuel Tank
Fuel tank capacity is 20 liters (5.3 US gal)
including 4 liters (I.I US gal) in the
reserve FPply. To open the tank cap
(I), open the rear top compartment cover
with ignition key and turn the fuel filler
cap
(I)
counterclockwise.
Any automotive gasoline with a pump
octane number'(R ;
M)
of
86
or higher,
or a research octane number of
91
or
higher, may
be
used.
(I)
Fuel
tank
cap
If "knocking" or "pinging" occurs,
try
a
different
brand
of gasoline or higher
octane grade.
r*,t.i;Viifli'
". This fuel system i,f pressurized. Open
the tank cap slowly.
". Gasoline is extremely flilmmoble and is
explosive
under
certain
conditions.
Refuel in a weI/-ventilated area with
the engine stopped. Do not smoke or
aI/ow flames or sparks in the area
where the motorcycle is refueled or
stored.
". Do not overfill the tank (there should
be nQ fuel in the filler neck). After
refueling, moke sure the tank cap is
closed securely.
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