Adjusting The Accelerator; Cold Start Cable - APRILIA SL Mille Workshop Manual

SERVICE AND SETTING UP
2.11.3 ADJUSTING THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL
The idle stroke of the throttle grip must be 2 - 3 mm,
measured on the edge of the grip itself.
If this is not the case, proceed as follows:
• Position the vehicle on the stand.
• Withdraw the protection element (5).
• Loosen the lock nut (6).
• Rotate the adjuster (7) in such a way as to .restore the
prescribed value.
• After the adjustment, tighten the lock nut (6) and
check the idle stroke again.
• Put back the protection element (5).
After the adjustment, make sure that the rotation of
the handlebar does not modify the engine idling rpm
and that the throttle.grip returns smoothly and auto-
matically to its original position after being released.
2.12 COLD START CABLE
The cold start cable.must be adjusted so that the hand le-
ver (8) has 2 -3 mm of freeplay. If adjustment is neces-
sary, proceed as follows:
• Position the vehicle onthestand.
• Lift the fuel tank, see 2.8 (LIFTING THE FUEL TANK).
• Loosen the lock nut (9).
• Rotate the adjuster (10) in such a way as to restore
the prescribed value .
• After the adjustment, tighten the lock nut (9) and
check the idle stroke again.
Once the adjustment has been made, check that the
rotation of the handlebar does not influence the en-
gine rpm.
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